EXIGENCY
Dictionary entry overview: What does exigency mean? • EXIGENCY (noun)
The noun EXIGENCY has 2 senses:
1. a pressing or urgent situation
2. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Familiarity information: EXIGENCY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EXIGENCY (noun)
Meaning:
A pressing or urgent situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the health-care exigency
Hypernyms ("exigency" is a kind of...):
crisis (an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty)
Meaning:
A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
emergency; exigency; pinch
Context example:
he never knew what to do in an emergency
Hypernyms ("exigency" is a kind of...):
crisis (a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something)
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