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Urgency vs Exigency - What's the difference?

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Exigency is a synonym of urgency.



As nouns the difference between urgency and exigency

is that urgency is the quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion while exigency is the demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural..

urgency

English

Noun

(urgencies)
  • The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.
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    • , year=2011 , date=September 24 , author=David Ornstein , title=Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide.}}

    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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