nødsituation — meaning in English

English meaning

• distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
• emergency noun A sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.

Senses

nødsituation is used for these senses in English:

• distress Serious danger.
• emergency (sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

distress — full definition

1. noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
2. verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.

emergency — full definition

1. noun A sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.
2. noun The department of a hospital that treats people needing urgent medical care.

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