Meaning of EXIGENCY
| Pronunciation: | | 'eksijunsee
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- [n] a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
- [n] a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
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| | Synonyms: | | emergency, pinch |
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| | See Also: | | crisis, crisis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex"i*gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Exigencies}. [LL. exigentia:
cf. F. exigence.]
The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing
necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate
action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency. ``The
present exigency of his affairs.'' --Ludlow.
Syn: Demand; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency;
necessity; crisis.
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