Phrase guide

state of emergency

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A governmental decree declaring such situation.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The status quo following such declaration.

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Across languages

Translations

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: noodtoestand — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Armenian: արտակարգ դրություն (artakarg drutʻyun) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Bulgarian: извънредно положение (izvǎnredno položenie) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊急狀態 /紧急状态 (jǐnjí zhuàngtài) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊急狀況 /紧急状况 (jǐnjí zhuàngkuàng) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Esperanto: krizostato — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Finnish: hätätilanne — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Finnish: poikkeustilanne — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • French: état d'urgence — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Georgian: საგანგებო მდგომარეობა (sagangebo mdgomareoba) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • German: Notstand — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Hungarian: vészhelyzet — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Hungarian: szükséghelyzet — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Hungarian: válsághelyzet — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Indonesian: keadaan darurat — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Japanese: 非常事態 (hijōjitai) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Korean: 비상사태 (bisangsatae) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Māori: tūohotata — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Pannonian Rusyn: позарядови стан (pozarjadovi stan) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Russian: чрезвычайное положение (črezvyčajnoje položenije) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Serbo-Croatian: vanredno stanje — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Thai: สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (sà-tǎa-ná-gaan-chùk-chə̌ən) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Ukrainian: надзвича́йний стан (nadzvyčájnyj stan) — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Vietnamese: tình trạng khẩn cấp — unusually difficult or dangerous situation
  • Afrikaans: noodtoestand — governmental decree
  • Basque: larrialdi-egoera — governmental decree
  • Bulgarian: извънредно положение (izvǎnredno položenie) — governmental decree
  • Catalan: estat d'emergència — governmental decree
  • Catalan: estat d'excepció — governmental decree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊急狀態令 /紧急状态令 (jǐnjí zhuàngtài lìng) — governmental decree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊急命令 /紧急命令 (jǐnjí mìnglìng) — governmental decree
  • Danish: undtagelsestilstand — governmental decree
  • Dutch: noodtoestand — governmental decree
  • Esperanto: krizostato — governmental decree
  • Faroese: undantaksstøða — governmental decree
  • Finnish: poikkeustilan käyttöönottoasetus — governmental decree
  • Finnish: poikkeustila — governmental decree
  • French: état d'urgence — governmental decree
  • Galician: estado de emerxencia — governmental decree
  • Galician: estado de excepción — governmental decree
  • Georgian: საგანგებო მდგომარეობა (sagangebo mdgomareoba) — governmental decree
  • German: Notstandsbeschluss — governmental decree
  • German: Notstandsdekret — governmental decree
  • German: Ausnahmezustand — governmental decree
  • Greek: κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης (katástasi éktaktis anágkis) — governmental decree
  • Hungarian: rendkívüli állapot — governmental decree
  • Hungarian: szükségállapot — governmental decree
  • Indonesian: keadaan darurat — governmental decree
  • Italian: stato di emergenza — governmental decree
  • Japanese: 非常事態宣言 (hijōjitai-sengen) — governmental decree
  • Malay: darurat — governmental decree
  • Norwegian: unntakstilstand — governmental decree
  • Pannonian Rusyn: позарядови стан (pozarjadovi stan) — governmental decree
  • Polish: stan nadzwyczajny — governmental decree
  • Portuguese: estado de emergência — governmental decree
  • Portuguese: estado de excepção — governmental decree
  • Romanian: stare de urgență — governmental decree
  • Serbo-Croatian: vanredno stanje — governmental decree
  • Spanish: estado de emergencia — governmental decree
  • Spanish: estado de excepción — governmental decree
  • Swedish: undantagstillstånd — governmental decree
  • Thai: ประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (prakat sathana kan chuk choen) — governmental decree
  • Afrikaans: noodtoestand — status quo
  • Armenian: արտակարգ դրություն (artakarg drutʻyun) — status quo
  • Basque: larrialdi-egoera — status quo
  • Bulgarian: извънредно положение (izvǎnredno položenie) — status quo
  • Catalan: estat d'emergència — status quo
  • Catalan: estat d'excepció — status quo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊急狀態期間 /紧急状态期间 (jǐnjí zhuàngtài qījiān) — status quo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戒嚴狀態 /戒严状态 (jièyán zhuàngtài) — status quo
  • Danish: undtagelsestilstand — status quo
  • Dutch: noodtoestand — status quo
  • Faroese: undantaksstøða — status quo
  • Finnish: poikkeustila — status quo
  • French: état d'urgence — status quo
  • Galician: estado de emerxencia — status quo
  • Galician: estado de excepción — status quo
  • German: Ausnahmezustand — status quo
  • Greek: κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης (katástasi éktaktis anágkis) — status quo
  • Hungarian: rendkívüli állapot — status quo
  • Hungarian: szükségállapot — status quo
  • Italian: stato di emergenza — status quo
  • Norwegian: unntakstilstand — status quo
  • Portuguese: estado de emergência — status quo
  • Portuguese: estado de excepção — status quo
  • Spanish: estado de emergencia — status quo
  • Spanish: estado de excepción — status quo
  • Swedish: undantagstillstånd — status quo
  • Turkish: olağanüstü hâl — status quo