English noun: exigency | |||
1. | exigency (state) a pressing or urgent situation | ||
Samples | The health-care exigency. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crisis | ||
2. | exigency (event) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action | ||
Samples | He never knew what to do in an emergency. | ||
Synonyms | emergency, pinch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crisis | ||