Another word for exigence

The condition of being in need of immediate assistance

• trouble

  1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
  2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation:
  3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty:

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  1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
  2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation:
  3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty:

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• hot water

  1. Trouble; difficulty:

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  1. Trouble; difficulty:

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• exigency

  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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• distress

  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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A condition in which something necessary or desirable is required or wanted

• need

  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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• necessity

  1. The condition or quality of being necessary.
  2. Something necessary:
  3. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.

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  1. The condition or quality of being necessary.
  2. Something necessary:
  3. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.

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• exigency

  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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A decisive point

• zero hour

  1. The scheduled time for the start of an operation or action, especially a combat operation of great size.

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  1. The scheduled time for the start of an operation or action, especially a combat operation of great size.

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• turning point

  1. The point at which a very significant change occurs; a decisive moment.
  2. A maximum or minimum point on a curve.

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  1. The point at which a very significant change occurs; a decisive moment.
  2. A maximum or minimum point on a curve.

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• pass

  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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• juncture

  1. The act of joining or the condition of being joined.
  2. A place where two things are joined; a junction or joint.
  3. A point in time, especially one requiring a decision to be made:

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  1. The act of joining or the condition of being joined.
  2. A place where two things are joined; a junction or joint.
  3. A point in time, especially one requiring a decision to be made:

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• head

  1. The uppermost or forwardmost part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws.
  2. The analogous part of an invertebrate organism.
  3. The length or height of such a part:

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  1. The uppermost or forwardmost part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws.
  2. The analogous part of an invertebrate organism.
  3. The length or height of such a part:

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• exigency

  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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• crossroad

  1. A road that intersects another road.
  2. A place where two or more roads meet.
  3. A small, usually rural community situated at an intersection of two or more roads:

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  1. A road that intersects another road.
  2. A place where two or more roads meet.
  3. A small, usually rural community situated at an intersection of two or more roads:

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• crisis

  1. A crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change.
  2. A sudden change in the course of a disease or fever, toward either improvement or deterioration.
  3. An emotionally stressful event or traumatic change in a person's life.

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  1. A crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change.
  2. A sudden change in the course of a disease or fever, toward either improvement or deterioration.
  3. An emotionally stressful event or traumatic change in a person's life.

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• climacteric

  1. A critical period or year in a person's life when major changes in health or fortune are thought to take place.
  2. A critical stage, period, or year:
  3. Of or relating to a climacteric.

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  1. A critical period or year in a person's life when major changes in health or fortune are thought to take place.
  2. A critical stage, period, or year:
  3. Of or relating to a climacteric.

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Something asked for or needed

• want

  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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• need

  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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• exigency

  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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  1. A pressing or urgent situation:
  2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:

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• demand

  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

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