emergency
/ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.72 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
noun
A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
noun
The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
Archaic
name
World War II as experienced in Ireland.
name
the Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia.
Example Sentences
- "Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention."
- "We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned."
- "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"
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/
- British English: /ɪˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/