emergency (n)
exigency (n)
pinch#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
examples he never knew what to do in an emergency
Outgoing links
Hypernym crisis
Derivationally related form exigency → exigent
Derivationally related form emergency → emergent
Incoming links
Derivationally related form exigent → exigency
Derivationally related form emergent → emergency
Hyponym crisis

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