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Mischance vs Exigency - What's the difference?

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Mischance is a related term of exigency.


As nouns the difference between mischance and exigency

is that mischance is bad luck, misfortune while exigency is the demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural ).

mischance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Bad luck, misfortune.
  • * 1601 , (William Shakespeare), (Hamlet), V.2:
    • But let this same be presently perform'd / Even when men's minds are wild, lest more mischance / On plots and errors happen.
  • A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
  • *, II.3.3:
    • He doth miraculously protect from thieves, incursions, sword, fire, and all violent mischances  […].

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    exigency

    English

    Noun

    (exigencies)
  • The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural. )
  • An urgent situation.
  • A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.

    • Synonyms

    * exigence * necessity * urgency

    Related terms

    * exigent * exiguity * exiguous

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