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.

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

20 hours ago · When urgent needs or critical situations demand immediate action, the word 'exigency' perfectly captures that pressing pressure. This powerful noun, rooted in Latin for 'to demand,' …

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: …

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

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

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 …