Definitions for Emergency
ɪˈmɜr dʒən siEmer·gen·cy

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. emergency, exigency, pinchnoun

   a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

   "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

2. emergencynoun

   a state in which martial law applies

   "the governor declared a state of emergency"

3. hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brakenoun

   a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. emergencynoun

   A situation such as a natural or man-made disaster requiring urgent assistance.

2. emergencynoun

   The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.

3. emergencynoun

   The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.

4. emergencyadjective

   Related to the emergency or to the provision of assistance.

   emergency vehicles

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Emergencynoun

   sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion

2. Emergencynoun

   an unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. emergency

   Imminent want in difficult circumstances.

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Matched Categories

1. • Brake
   • Temporary State

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Emergency' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2605

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Emergency' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2938

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Emergency' in Nouns Frequency: #1057

How to pronounce Emergency?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Emergency in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Emergency in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Emergency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Emergency in a Sentence

1. Ilya Shapiro:

   You have to tailor your emergency measures to the nature of the emergency. In a hurricane, you evacuate the coasts. In a virus situation, there is no reason to evacuate the coasts.

2. Mohamed Adow:

   We know to be able to solve the climate crisis we need to mobilize resources on an emergency scale, and so a narrative that includes and explains justice is essential to justify this support and its scale.

3. Charles Gabriel:

   After the emergency announcement, the path toward construction via executive order may be as unclear as a storm at midnight. But it will at least allow the president to move out of the corner he's boxed himself into.

4. Keith Humphreys:

   People are talking about this more and more, but if the president were to declare this a national emergency, it creates recognition around the country and awareness around the country that this epidemic needs right now.

5. Andrea Suarez:

   This is a state of emergency humanitarian crisis. All hands on deck. Where is everybody? The pandemic? Oh, we can't go out and do outreach work for a year, i mean, what a joke. So the difference is boots on the ground every day. We're treating this as it should be, as a humanitarian crisis.

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