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exigency
This term carries a heavy, formal weight, typically appearing in legal, political, or administrative contexts. It describes a state of necessity where the circumstances dictate a specific, often difficult, course of action. While an emergency is a sudden event, an exigency is the pressing demand created by that event, emphasizing the requirement for a response rather than just the crisis itself.
Because it refers to an urgent requirement, it is frequently used in the plural to describe the various competing pressures of a high-stakes environment. It suggests a lack of choice, where the situation forces a decision that might otherwise be avoided under normal conditions.
Meanings
Examples
The exigencies of war forced the government to ration food.
We must be flexible enough to adapt to the exigencies of the market.
I cannot leave the office right now due to a sudden exigency.
The team had to act quickly to meet the exigency of the situation.
Financial exigency drove the company to sell its most valuable assets.
He is a man who remains calm even in the face of extreme exigency.
The exigency of the medical crisis required an immediate evacuation.
I wonder if I can handle such a high level of professional exigency.