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Definitions for Emergency
[1] a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
[2] a state, especially of need for help or relief, created by some unexpected event: a weather emergency; a financial emergency.
[3] granted, used, or for use in an emergency: an emergency leave; emergency lights.
[4] an unforeseen or sudden occurrence, esp of a danger demanding immediate remedy or action (as modifier ) an emergency exit
[5] a patient requiring urgent treatment (as modifier ) an emergency ward
[6] state of emergency a condition, declared by a government, in which martial law applies, usually because of civil unrest or natural disaster
[7] NZ a player selected to stand by to replace an injured member of a team; reserve
Words related to Emergency
difficulty, crunch, accident, necessity, tension, distress, misadventure, climax, strait, juncture, pass, plight, depression, fix, scrape, vicissitude, compulsion, exigency, pressure, hole
Words nearby Emergency
emerald green, emerald isle, emerald moth, emerge, emergence, emergency, emergency boat, emergency brake, emergency medical technician, emergency medicine, emergency room
Origin of Emergency
1625–35; < Medieval Latin ēmergentia, equivalent to ēmerg- (see emerge) + -entia -ency. See emergent
Other words from Emergency
non·e·mer·gen·cy , adjective, noun, plural non·e·mer·gen·cies.
post·e·mer·gen·cy , adjective
pre·e·mer·gen·cy , adjective, noun, plural pre·e·mer·gen·cies.
Synonyms for Emergency
accident, crunch, difficulty, necessity, tension, climax, clutch, compulsion, crossroad, depression, distress, exigency, extremity, fix, hole, impasse, juncture, meltdown, misadventure, pass, pinch, plight, predicament, pressure, push, quandary, scrape, squeeze, strait, urgency, vicissitude, turning point, zero hour