1
[ noun ] a pressing or urgent situation

Examples

: "the health-care exigency"

Used in print

(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)

The District_Courts , in the framing of equitable decrees , are clothed ' with large discretion to model their judgments to fit the exigencies of the particular case ' .

Related terms

crisis

2
[ noun ] a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

Synonyms

emergency pinch

Examples

"he never knew what to do in an emergency"

Related terms

crisis

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Rhymes with

regency stringency contingency self-sufficiency efficiency deficiency proficiency immunodeficiency sufficiency inefficiency counterinsurgency insurgency cogency emergency urgency agency resiliency residency hesitancy emergency malignancy indecency inconsistency consistency relevancy incompetency presidency occupancy irrelevancy militancy infancy clemency pregnancy transparency expectancy discrepancy decency leniency poignancy conservancy currency consultancy redundancy tenancy ascendancy ascendency incumbency tendency dependency infrequency vagrancy frequency expediency vacancy complacency buoyancy stridency vibrancy insolvency accountancy absorbency solvency dormancy despondency constituency latency truancy fluency potency delinquency muncie constancy inconstancy nancy quincy licensee necromancy teensy fiancee chancy competency bouncy fancy excellency

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

exogen exigent exogenic exciseman exogenetic exocentric exogamy

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