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.

Thus exigency may overturn basic familial arrangements that have long been taken for granted.

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 …

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 …

Factsheet What does the noun exigency mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun exigency. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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 …