<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Exigent state or character; urgency.</li><li>The need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.; for example, "the exigencies of city life."</li><li>A case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency; for example, "He promised help in any exigency."</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>Pinch</li><li>Fix</li><li>Predicament</li><li>Strait</li><li>Plight</li><li>Contingency</li><li>Crisis</li></ul>