EXIGENCY (Noun)

Meaning- 1) A state of affairs that makes urgent demands or that needs immediate action.

                        2) A state of affairs demanding much effort or expense.

Mnemonic trick- The word exigency can be memorized by thinking that it is made up of two words ‘oxygen’ and ‘emergency’. In exigency, there is an emergency for oxygen. Therefore, exigency means a state of affairs that makes urgent demands or that needs immediate action.

Synonym- EMERGENCY

Uses-

•          Women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it.
•         Economic exigency at the time of election obliged the government to act.
•          The exigencies of war gave impetus and funding to research in the field of defense equipment.
•         Some of the despotic leaders proved to be cruel and exigent, known for their heavy taxes and capricious demands.