exigency

ex·i·gen·cy  (ks-jn-s, g-zjn-)

n. pl. ex·i·gen·cies

1. The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action.

2. A pressing or urgent situation. See Synonyms at crisis.

3. Urgent requirements; pressing needs. Often used in the plural.

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exigency [ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ ɪgˈzɪdʒənsɪ], exigence [ˈɛksɪdʒəns]

n pl -gencies, -gences

1. the state of being exigent; urgency

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

3. an emergency

Thesaurus

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"

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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.

Translations

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

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

exigency [ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ] n (frm) → esigenza