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Inflections of 'emergency' (n): npl: emergencies

emergency
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Sense: Noun: urgent situation

Synonyms:

crisis , red alert, predicament , pressing necessity, difficulty , fix (informal), pinch (informal), situation , sticky situation (informal), dangerous situation, clutch (informal), breaking point, crunch (informal)

Sense: Adjective: urgent

Synonyms:

urgent , pressing , crisis , immediate , high priority, critical

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