Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

state of emergency

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: state of e-mer-gen-cy
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.

noun

A governmental decree declaring such situation.

noun

The status quo following such declaration.

Inflected Forms

states of emergency (plural)

Phrases

state of alarm state of siege martial law

Frequently Paired Words

state of alarm state of siege curfew martial law permacrisis polycrisis

Questions

What does state of emergency mean?: An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.

How to pronounce state of emergency

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “state of emergency”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “state of emergency”.
Repeat and practice — Say “state of emergency” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.