urgence — meaning in English

English meaning

• emergency noun A sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.
• urgency noun The quality of needing immediate attention or action.

Senses

urgence is used for these senses in English:

• emergency (sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
• urgency The quality or condition of being urgent.

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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