ex·i·gen·cy

(ĕk′sə-jən-sē, ĭg-zĭj′ən-)

n. pl. ex·i·gen·cies

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: "distracted by the exigencies of running a business" (Richard Curtis).

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exigency

(ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ; ɪɡˈzɪdʒənsɪ) or

exigence

n, pl -gencies or -gences

1. the state of being exigent; urgency

2. (often plural) an urgent demand; pressing requirement

3. an emergency

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ex•i•gen•cy

(ˈɛk sɪ dʒən si, ɪgˈzɪdʒ ən-)

n., pl. -cies.

1. exigent state or character; urgency.

2. Usu., exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc: the exigencies of city life.

3. a case or situation which demands prompt action or remedy; emergency or plight.

Often, ex′i•gence.

[1575–85; < Medieval Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	exigency - a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency" crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
	2.	exigency - a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" emergency, pinch crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"

exigency

exigence

noun

1. need, demand, requirement, necessity, constraint, wont The reduction was caused by the exigencies of a wartime economy.

2. urgency, pressure, difficulty, emergency, crisis, stress, distress, necessity, constraint, hardship, acuteness, demandingness, criticalness, imperativeness, needfulness, pressingness Financial exigency forced him to sell up his business.

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exigency

noun

1. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:

distress, exigence, hot water, trouble.

2. A condition in which something necessary or desirable is required or wanted:

exigence, necessity, need.

3. A decisive point:

climacteric, crisis, crossroad (used in plural), exigence, head, juncture, pass, turning point, zero hour.

4. Something asked for or needed.Often used in plural:

demand, exigence, need, want.

Translations

exigence

necessit...

exigency

[ɪgˈzɪdʒənsɪ] N (= need) → exigencia f; (= emergency) → caso m de urgencia

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exigency

[ˈɛksɪdʒənsi] n → exigence f
the exigencies of sth → les exigences de qch

exigency

[ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ] n (frm) → esigenza