exigency

Meanings

Plural: exigencies

Noun

a pressing or urgent situation
- "the health-care exigency"
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
The demands or requirements of a situation.
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).

Synonyms

emergency, exigence, necessity, pinch, urgency

Scrabble Score: 21

exigency is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exigency is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exigency is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

exigency is a valid Words With Friends word