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Emergency

ɪˈməːdʒ(ə)n(t)si

Emergency definitions
noun
emergencies emergency
  1. a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action

    "personal alarms for use in an emergency"

    crisis urgent situation extremity exigency
    • arising from or used in an emergency

      "an emergency operation to save his sight"

    • a person with a medical condition requiring immediate treatment

      "the hospital treated two hundred emergencies"

    • the department in a hospital which provides immediate treatment

      "a doctor in emergency cleaned the wound"

  2. the Second World War
  3. a reserve runner in horse racing