exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation.

EXIGENCY definition: exigent state or character; urgency. See examples of exigency used in a sentence.

EXIGENCY definition: 1. the difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands: 2. the difficulties…. Learn more.

1. A pressing or urgent situation: "We were caught in a wartime exigency that was beyond any humane, any rational, resistance" (John Kenneth Galbraith). 2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need: …

Thus exigency may overturn basic familial arrangements that have long been taken for granted.

Definition of exigency noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a need or demand that you must deal with immediately synonym demand. The political exigencies facing both leaders mean …

Factsheet What does the noun exigency mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun exigency. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

ex•i•gen•cy /ˈɛksɪdʒənsi, ɪgˈzɪdʒən-/ n. [countable], pl. -cies. Usually, exigencies. [plural] a need, demand, or requirement: the exigencies of city life. a case or situation which demands prompt action …

An emergency situation, or exigency, is urgent and demands immediate action. Our lives are filled with exigencies, both large and small, from a child stuck in a tree to lightning striking your house to …

Jan 4, 2026 · Noun exigency (countable and uncountable, plural exigencies) (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.