Information about the word acute (English → Esperanto: kriza)

Synonyms: critical, desperate

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/əˈkjuːt/
Hyphenationa·cute
Shavian alphabet𐑩𐑒𐑿𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐯𐐿𐐮𐐭𐐻

Degrees of comparison

Positiveacute
Comparativemore acute
Superlativemost acute

Usage samples

On the streets of Moscow, disgruntled drivers wait patiently for gasoline in a long line of cars and trucks amid an acute national shortage.

Translations

Dutchkritiek
Esperantokriza
Germankritisch; bedenklich; zugespitzt; Krisen‐
Portuguesecrítico