exigency | ||
1. | [ noun ] a pressing or urgent situation | |
Examples: | : "the health-care exigency" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | crisis | |
Similar spelling: |
exogen exigent exogenic exciseman exogenetic exocentric exogamy |