My acceptance precipitated an existential crisis since the job was so distant from what I’d been trained to do.

PRECIPITATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of precipitate 2. to make something happen suddenly or sooner…. Learn more.

PRECIPITATE definition: to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly. See examples of precipitate used in a sentence.

To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward: "The finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below" (Thornton Wilder).

If something precipitates an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen suddenly or sooner than normal. The recent killings have precipitated the worst crisis yet. [VERB noun] A slight …

precipitate somebody/something into something to suddenly force somebody/something into a particular state or condition. The assassination of the president precipitated the country into war. Definition of …

to cast, plunge, or send, esp. violently or abruptly: He precipitated himself into the struggle. Chemistry to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent.

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Precipitate usually means "bringing something on" or "making it happen" — and not always in a good way. An unpopular verdict might "precipitate violence" or one false step at the Grand Canyon could …

The budget problem was precipitated by many unexpected costs. He says the police acted precipitately in making the arrest.