exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation.

EXIGENCY definition: exigent state or character; urgency. See examples of exigency used in a sentence.

Definition of exigency noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Definition of 'exigency' exigency (eksɪdʒənsi ) Word forms: exigencies countable noun [usually plural]

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: …

EXIGENCY definition: 1. the difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands: 2. the difficulties…. Learn more.

ex•i•gen•cy /ˈɛksɪdʒənsi, ɪgˈzɪdʒən-/ n. [countable], pl. -cies. Usually, exigencies. [plural] a need, demand, or requirement: the exigencies of city life. a case or situation which demands prompt action …

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Jan 4, 2026 · exigency (countable and uncountable, plural exigencies) (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation. quotations

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: …