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      emergency
      noun
      (sometimes attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
      The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
      (euphemistic) A critical urge to urinate or defecate.
      A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
      (archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
      (historical, Ireland) World War II as experienced in Ireland.
      (historical, Malaysia, euphemistic) the Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia.
      Roots
      mergomerg- · Latin · dip, plunge
      Synonyms for emergency
      exigencyncrisisnurgencyncontingencyn
      Words related to emergency
      nonemergencyadjambulancesnmaydaynparamedicsnurgentadjambulancemanparamedicalnambulancewomanexigencendisasternemsnmedevacncrisesnrescuenlifesavingnstandbyadjevacuationntriagenrespondersnassistancenmedicsnmedicaladjcatastrophenrescuersnexigentadjextricationnevacuatevpreparednessncalamitynurgentlyadv

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