Polycrisis
//ˈpɒliˌkraɪsɪs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A series of crises occurring at the same time. neologism
"South Africa finds itself in a polycrisis in terms of dealing with economic development, to alleviate poverty, within water and energy constraints (see fig. 2)."
Example
More examples"South Africa finds itself in a polycrisis in terms of dealing with economic development, to alleviate poverty, within water and energy constraints (see fig. 2)."
Etymology
From poly- + crisis. Attested at least since the 2010s.
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