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permacrisis
noun[ S or U ]
uk /ˈpɜː.məˌkraɪ.sɪs/ us /ˈpɝː.məˌkraɪ.sɪs/
a long period of great difficulty, confusion, or suffering that seems to have no end:
He maintains that Europe is in a “permacrisis” that stretches beyond the pandemic, climate change, and war.
The world seems to be trapped in permacrisis.
Related word
crisis
My generation is trapped in a permacrisis, with no obvious way out.
One feature of what some call the “permacrisis” is that it seems to be speeding up.
A permacrisis is nothing new. We've been living through one for the past twenty years.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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pall
purgatory
push factor
quagmire
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rabbit hole
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strait
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the hard wayidiom
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