emergency

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈmər-jənt-sē\
- /iˈmɜːdʒənsi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈmər-jənt-sē\

Definitions of emergency word

noun emergency A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action. 1
noun emergency situation 1
noun emergency for emergencies 1
countable noun emergency An emergency is an unexpected and difficult or dangerous situation, especially an accident, which happens suddenly and which requires quick action to deal with it. 0
adjective emergency An emergency action is one that is done or arranged quickly and not in the normal way, because an emergency has occurred. 0
adjective emergency Emergency equipment or supplies are those intended for use in an emergency. 0

See all 16 definitions of emergency

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Parts of speech for Emergency

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Emergency

emergency popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for emergency

noun emergency

crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
trauma — Pathology. a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident. the condition produced by this; traumatism.

adjective emergency

spare — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
backup — Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.
alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
substitute — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.

All 41 Synonyms of emergency

Antonyms for emergency

noun emergency

calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.

All 11 Antonyms of emergency

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