crisitunity

crisitunity means A crisis from which some good may come, and which may therefore be perceived as an opportunity.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, crisitunity ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.

Etymology

Blend of crisis + opportunity; introduced as a gag in the animated television series The Simpsons (season 6, episode 11, "Fear of Flying", first broadcast on 18 December 1994): * LISA: Look on the bright side, Dad. Did you know that the Chinese use the same word for "crisis" as they do for "opportunity"? * HOMER: Yes. "Crisitunity"! You're right.

noun

A crisis from which some good may come, and which may therefore be perceived as an opportunity.

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Words closest in meaning

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crisis 64% match — A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point. vs crisitunity →
crisic 61% match — Relating to a crisis. vs crisitunity →
minicrisis 55% match — A small-scale crisis. vs crisitunity →
anticrisis 54% match — Intended to prevent or counter a crisis. vs crisitunity →
permacrisis 54% match — A permanent crisis, one that continually drags on. vs crisitunity →
polycrisis 53% match — A series of crises occurring at the same time. vs crisitunity →
multicrisis 53% match — Involving more than one crisis. vs crisitunity →
ecocrisis 51% match — Ecological crisis. vs crisitunity →