exigency
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·i·gen·cy
noun \ˈek-sə-jən(t)-sē, ig-ˈzi-jən(t)-\ plural ex·i·gen·cies
Definition of EXIGENCY
1
: that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in plural <exceptionally quick in responding to the exigencies of modern warfare — D. B. Ottaway>
2
a : the quality or state of being exigent b : a state of affairs that makes urgent demands <a leader must act in any sudden exigency>
See Examples of EXIGENCY
- <the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day>
First Known Use of EXIGENCY
1581
Related to EXIGENCY
- Synonyms
- boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, emergency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hour
See Synonym Discussion at juncture
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