Emergency - English meaning

ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si

Emergency – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
Usage examples:
Personal alarms for use in an emergency
Synonims:
CrisisUrgent situationExtremityExigencyAccidentDisasterCatastropheCalamityDifficultyPlightPredicamentTight spotTight cornerMessQuandaryDilemmaUnforeseen circumstancesDire/des
noun
The second world war.
noun
A reserve runner in horse racing.

noun
A dangerous or serious situation, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs immediate action
Usage examples:
In an emergency, dial 911 for an ambulance.

noun
A dangerous or serious situation that happens unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results
Usage examples:
Aim to build up risk-free savings in case of emergency., the governor declared a state of emergency…

noun
Something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results
Usage examples:
In an emergency how would disabled people escape in an emergency?, emergency exit is the emergency …

Emergency translation into English

Emergency: translate from English into Chinese

紧急情况, 急, 事变, 紧急事件, 突然事件

Emergency: translate from English into Dutch

Noodgeval, Noodtoestand, Crisis, Onverwachte gebeurtenis, Moeilijke omstandigheid, Verschijning, Opduiking, Oprijzing, Voorzadig

Emergency: translate from English into French

Urgence, Nécessité, Cas de nécessité, Cas d'urgence, D'urgence

Emergency: translate from English into German

Notfall, Notstand, Notlage

Emergency: translate from English into Hindi

आपातकालीन, आपातकाल, आपात, आपात स्थिति, संकटकाल, आपत्काल, संकटकाल का, आकस्मिक घटना

Emergency: translate from English into Italian

Emergenza, Urgenza, Fortuna

Emergency: translate from English into Korean

비상, 비상 사태, 급, 유사, 비상용의

Emergency: translate from English into Russian

Чрезвычайная ситуация, Аварийный, Экстренный, Непредвиденный, Запасной, Авария, Случай, Критическое положение, Непредвиденный случай, Запасный, Крайняя необходимость, Вспомогательный, Авральный, Крайность, Запасной игрок

Emergency: translate from English into Spanish

Emergencia, Urgencia, Crisis, Situación, Estado de excepción, Apremiante, Situación imprevista

Word origin

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergere ‘arise, bring to light’ (see emerge).

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Emergency – similar words

emergence

ɪˈmɜː.dʒəns

noun
The process of becoming visible after being concealed.
Usage examples:
I misjudged the timing of my emergence

noun
The process of appearing
Usage examples:
The agreement set the stage for the company's emergence from bankruptcy., the emergence of a pandem…

noun
The fact of something becoming known or starting to exist
Usage examples:
Emergence of the emergence of a new strain of the hiv virus, one notable trend was the emergence of…

Emergence - all meanings in English

emerge

ɪˈmɜːdʒ

verb
Move out of or away from something and become visible.
Usage examples:
Black ravens emerged from the fog

verb
Come out into view, as from concealment

verb
To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
Usage examples:
The runway lights flashed on, and the first models emerged from behind the stage set., fig. the pre…

Emerge - all meanings in English

Emergency synonims

accident

ˈæk.sɪ.dənt

noun
An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.
Usage examples:
He had an accident at the factory

noun
An event not intended by anyone but which has the result of injuring someone or damaging something
Usage examples:
He was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 21., it’s no accident that (= there are reaso…

noun
Something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone
Usage examples:
Have an accident josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work., involved in an accident…

Accident - all meanings in English

calamity

kəˈlæm.ə.ti

noun
An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
Usage examples:
Emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity

noun
An event that causes much suffering to many people
Usage examples:
The factory closings were a calamity for the whole city.

noun
A serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering
Usage examples:
A series of calamities ruined them - floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son.

Calamity - all meanings in English

catastrophe

kəˈtæs.trə.fi

noun
An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
Usage examples:
An environmental catastrophe

noun
A sudden event that causes great suffering or destruction
Usage examples:
Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family., a chemical plant leak could cause an en…

noun
A sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
Usage examples:
They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

Catastrophe - all meanings in English

crisis

ˈkraɪ.sɪs

noun
A time of intense difficulty or danger.
Usage examples:
The current economic crisis

noun
An extremely dangerous or difficult situation
Usage examples:
[ c ] an economic crisis, [ u ] people react in times of crisis, but ignore us the rest of the time.

noun
A situation that is extremely difficult or dangerous, when there are many problems
Usage examples:
A major/serious/global crisis, an economic/financial/political crisis, a looming/impending/growing …

Crisis - all meanings in English

difficulty

ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti

noun
The state or condition of being difficult.
Usage examples:
Guy had no difficulty in making friends

noun
The fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand
Usage examples:
[ u ] he has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly., [ c usually pl ] in 1986 he ex…

noun
The fact of not being easy to do or understand
Usage examples:
With difficulty we finished the job, but only with great difficulty., difficulty of the difficulty …

Difficulty - all meanings in English

dilemma

daɪˈlem.ə

noun
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
Usage examples:
He wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: den's dilemma in a nutshell

State of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options

noun
A situation in which a choice has to be made between possibilities that will all have results you do not want
Usage examples:
The dilemma was over how to protect a charming little island and at the same time allow economic de…

Dilemma - all meanings in English

disaster

dɪˈzɑː.stər

noun
A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.
Usage examples:
159 people died in the disaster

noun
An event causing great harm, damage, or suffering
Usage examples:
[ c/u ] financial disaster, [ u ] disaster aid/relief, [ c ] over 100 people died in the disaster.,…

noun
A sudden event that causes a lot of damage, such as a very bad fire, storm, or accident
Usage examples:
Insurance companies often charge extra to cover floods, earthquakes, or other natural disasters., m…

Disaster - all meanings in English

exigency

ˈek.sɪ.dʒən.si

noun
An urgent need or demand.
Usage examples:
Women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it

noun
The difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands
Usage examples:
The exigencies of war, economic exigency obliged the government to act.

Exigency - all meanings in English

extremity

ɪkˈstrem.ə.ti

noun
The furthest point or limit of something.
Usage examples:
The peninsula's western extremity

noun
The furthest point, especially from the centre
Usage examples:
The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate., in such a situation, your heart pumps faste…

noun
The parts of the human body furthest from the heart, for example, the fingers, toes, and nose
Usage examples:
In such a situation, your heart pumps faster to prevent your extremities from freezing.

Extremity - all meanings in English

mess

noun
A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.
Usage examples:
She made a mess of the kitchen

verb
Make untidy or dirty.
Usage examples:
She scratched her head, messing her hair still further

Mess - all meanings in English

plight

noun
A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
Usage examples:
We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty

verb
Pledge or solemnly promise (one's faith or loyalty).
Usage examples:
Men to plighted vows were faithful

noun
An unpleasant condition, esp. a serious, sad, or difficult one
Usage examples:
My problems aren’t much compared with the plight of the storm victims.

Plight - all meanings in English

predicament

noun
A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Usage examples:
The club's financial predicament

noun
An unpleasant or confusing situation that is difficult to get out of or solve
Usage examples:
With no money and no job, he found himself in a real predicament.

Predicament - all meanings in English

quandary

noun
A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
Usage examples:
Kate was in a quandary

noun
A state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved
Usage examples:
I’ve had two job offers, and i’m in a real quandary about/over which one to accept.

Quandary - all meanings in English

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