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: …

It has its own internal conversations and exigencies, its own psychodramas. The investigations should pinpoint responsibility as much as is possible given the wartime exigencies. Thus exigency may …

Definition of exigency noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

exigency, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

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 …

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

Exigency definition: A pressing or urgent situation.