Word of the Day
Word of the Day
Word of the Day
Epicrisis
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Epicrisis is a noun that refers to something that follows a crisis. 

Our word of the day combines the Greek prefix E-P-I, meaning ‘upon,’ with krisis (KREE sis) meaning ‘decision’ or ‘judgment.’ The word has been with us since the 15th century. Here’s an example:

As if the result of our team’s game wasn’t horrific enough, there was a shocking epicrisis at our home. We ran out of cheese dip.