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e·mer·gen·cy

Audio Help [i-mur-juh

n-see] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -cies, adjective

–noun

1.	a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.

2.	a state, esp. of need for help or relief, created by some unexpected event: a weather emergency; a financial emergency.

–adjective

3.	granted, used, or for use in an emergency: an emergency leave; emergency lights.

[Origin: 1625–35; < ML émergentia, equiv. to émerg- (see emerge) + -entia -ency. See emergent

]

—Synonyms 1. exigency, extremity, pinch, quandary, plight. Emergency, crisis, straits refer to dangerous situations. An emergency is a situation demanding immediate action: A power failure created an emergency in transportation. A crisis is a vital or decisive turning point in a condition or state of affairs, and everything depends on the outcome of it: Help arrived when affairs had reached a crisis. Strait (usually straits) suggests a pressing situation, often one of need or want: The family was in desperate straits for food and clothing.

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e·mer·gen·cy Audio Help (ĭ-mûr'jən-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. e·mer·gen·cies

A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
A condition of urgent need for action or assistance: a state of emergency.

adj. For use during emergencies: emergency food rations.

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emergency
noun
1.	a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
2.	a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"
3.	a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage [syn: hand brake]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
emergency [iˈməːdʒənsi] noun — plural eˈmergencies

an unexpected, especially dangerous happening or situation
Example: Call the doctor — it's an emergency; You must save some money for emergencies; (also adjective) an emergency exit

Arabic:	طارِئ، حالَةٌ طارِئَه
Chinese (Simplified):	突然事件，紧急情况
Chinese (Traditional):	突然事件，緊急情況
Czech:	naléhavý případ; nouzový
Danish:	nødsituation; nødstilfælde; nød-
Dutch:	noodgeval
Estonian:	hädaolukord
Finnish:	hätätapaus
French:	cas urgent, *imprévu; de secours
German:	der Notfall
Greek:	έκτακτη ανάγκη, επείγον περιστατικό, επείγων)
Hungarian:	szükségállapot, vészhelyzet
Icelandic:	neyðartilfelli
Indonesian:	keadaan darurat
Italian:	emergenza; di sicurezza*

Japanese:	緊急事態
Latvian:	rezerves izeja
Lithuanian:	kritiška padėtis, nenumatytas atvejis, avarija; atsarginis
Norwegian:	krisesituasjon, nødstilfelle
Polish:	nagły wypadek
Portuguese (Brazil):	emergência
Portuguese (Portugal):	emergência
Romanian:	(caz de) pericol, *urgenţă
Russian:	критическое положение; крайняя необходимость
Slovak:	súrny, naliehavý prípad; núdzový
Slovenian:	sila, nuja; zasilni izhod
Spanish:	emergencia
Swedish:	nödläge
Turkish:	acil durum

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: emer·gen·cy
Pronunciation: i-'m&r-j&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action: as a : a sudden bodily alteration (as a ruptured appendix or surgical shock) such as is likely to require immediate medical attention b : a usually distressing event or condition that can often be anticipated or prepared for but seldom exactly foreseen

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: emer·gen·cy
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action
2 : an urgent need for assistance or relief <a state of emergency>