emergency
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emergency¹
- /ɪˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/ UK
- /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ US
- /iˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ US
- /əˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ US
- /əˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo (“to emerge, arise, come forth”), equivalent to emergent + -cy or emerge + -ency. Doublet of emergence.
noun emergencies · emergence
- A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention.
- The department of a hospital that treats emergencies. I've got a really bad disease It's got me begging on my hands and knees So take me to emergency Cause something seems to be missing
- A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc. November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May.
- The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
- A critical urge to urinate or defecate.
Emergency²
Where it comes from
Sense 2 referred to the conflict between the British and Malaysians against communist guerillas, because London-based insurers would not pay out in instances of civil wars.
proper noun the Emergency
- World War II as experienced in Ireland. Indeed, Northern Ireland held a substantial U.S. military presence for much of the war; American soldiers were by no means uncommon on the streets of some Irish towns and cities during the Emergency.
- the Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: exigency, unscheduled, pinch, hand brake, emergency brake, parking brake, urgency, urgent, urgently, emergence, expeditious, expedited, hurry, emergent, hazard, danger
Translations
Every language
noun situation requiring urgent assistance
| Español | emergencia, urgencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비상 사태 bisang satae |
| 日本語 | 非常時 hijōji, 緊急事態 kinkyū-jitai |
| 中文 | 緊急事故 /紧急事故 jǐnjí shìgù, 緊急情況 /紧急情况 jǐnjí qíngkuàng, 急診 /急诊 jízhěn, 應急 /应急 yìngjí |
| हिन्दी | आपातकाल āpātkāl |
| Kiswahili | dharura |
| Português | emergência, urgência |
| Français | urgence, crise |
| Deutsch | Notfall, Notlage, Notstand |
| Italiano | emergenza |
| Ελληνικά | έκτακτη ανάγκη éktakti anágki, επείγον περιστατικό epeígon peristatikó |
| Română | urgență |
| Русский | чрезвыча́йное положе́ние črezvyčájnoje položénije, э́кстренная ситуа́ция ékstrennaja situácija, чрезвыча́йное происше́ствие črezvyčájnoje proisšéstvije, ч. п. č. p. |
| Tiếng Việt | trường hợp khẩn cấp |
| العربية | طَوَارِئ ṭawāriʔ, حَالَةْ اَلطَّوَارِئ ḥālat aṭ-ṭawāriʔ |
| עברית | מַצַּב חֵרוּם matzáv ḥerúm |
noun emergency department
| Español | urgencias, emergencias |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 急診室 /急诊室 jízhěnshì, 急症室 jízhèngshì |
| हिन्दी | आपातकालीन कक्ष āpātkālīn kakṣ |
| Português | emergências, urgências, urgência |
| Français | urgences |
| Deutsch | Notdienst, Notaufnahme |
| Ελληνικά | τμήμα επειγόντων περαστικών tmíma epeigónton perastikón, επείγοντα περαστικά epeígonta perastiká |
| Română | urgență |
| Русский | реанима́ция reanimácija, отделе́ние неотло́жной по́мощи otdelénije neotlóžnoj pómošči, неотло́жка neotlóžka |
Talk about this word "emergency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emergency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emergency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emergency "emergency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emergency.Cite this
@misc{emergency_2026,
title = {emergency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emergency},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
