emergency

About 21.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

   Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention.

2. noun The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
3. noun A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
4. noun The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
5. noun A critical urge to urinate or defecate.

Similar words

exigency unscheduled pinch hand brake emergency brake parking brake urgency urgent urgently emergence

Often followed by

room department medical and response management relief services situations

Word family

emergencies