The condition of being in need of immediate assistance

• trouble

  1. Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome:
  2. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
  3. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction:

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  1. Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome:
  2. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
  3. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction:

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• hot water

  1. Trouble; difficulty:
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see hot,‎ water.
  3. (Informal) Trouble; difficulty

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  1. Trouble; difficulty:
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see hot,‎ water.
  3. (Informal) Trouble; difficulty

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• exigence

  1. Exigency

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  1. Exigency

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• distress

  1. Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury:
  2. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
  3. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:

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  1. Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury:
  2. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
  3. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:

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

• need

  1. Necessity or obligation created by some situation
  2. A lack of something useful, required, or desired
  3. 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:

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  1. Necessity or obligation created by some situation
  2. A lack of something useful, required, or desired
  3. 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:

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• necessity

  1. Something that cannot be done without; necessary thing
  2. Great or imperative need
  3. Pressing or urgent need, especially that arising from poverty.

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  1. Something that cannot be done without; necessary thing
  2. Great or imperative need
  3. Pressing or urgent need, especially that arising from poverty.

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• exigence

  1. Exigency

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  1. Exigency

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A decisive point

• zero hour

  1. Any crucial or decisive moment
  2. The hour or moment at which a military attack or other important operation is to begin
  3. The scheduled time for the start of an operation or action, especially a combat operation of great size.

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  1. Any crucial or decisive moment
  2. The hour or moment at which a military attack or other important operation is to begin
  3. 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. A point at which something changes direction
  2. A point in time when a decisive change occurs
  3. The point at which a very significant change occurs; a decisive moment.

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  1. A point at which something changes direction
  2. A point in time when a decisive change occurs
  3. The point at which a very significant change occurs; a decisive moment.

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• pass

  1. A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand:
  2. A condition or situation, often critical in nature; a predicament:
  3. A motion of the hands that is meant to deceive, as in card tricks or magic; sleight of hand

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  1. A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand:
  2. A condition or situation, often critical in nature; a predicament:
  3. A motion of the hands that is meant to deceive, as in card tricks or magic; sleight of hand

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• juncture

  1. A place where two things are joined; a junction or joint.
  2. A particular or critical moment in the development of events; crisis
  3. (Linguis.) The transition from one speech sound to the next, either within a word, as between (t) and (r) in nitrate (close juncture), or marking the boundaries between words, as between (t) and (r) in night rate (open juncture)

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  1. A place where two things are joined; a junction or joint.
  2. A particular or critical moment in the development of events; crisis
  3. (Linguis.) The transition from one speech sound to the next, either within a word, as between (t) and (r) in nitrate (close juncture), or marking the boundaries between words, as between (t) and (r) in night rate (open juncture)

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• head

  1. (Anatomy) The rounded proximal end of a long bone:
  2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind:
  3. A portrait or representation of a person's head.

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  1. (Anatomy) The rounded proximal end of a long bone:
  2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind:
  3. A portrait or representation of a person's head.

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• exigence

  1. Exigency

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  1. Exigency

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• crossroad

  1. A time in which important changes occur or major decisions must be made
  2. A small, usually rural community situated at an intersection of two or more roads:
  3. A crossroads (place where one road crosses another)

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  1. A time in which important changes occur or major decisions must be made
  2. A small, usually rural community situated at an intersection of two or more roads:
  3. A crossroads (place where one road crosses another)

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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 time of, or a state of affairs involving, great danger or trouble, often one which threatens to result in unpleasant consequences
  3. A sudden change in the course of a disease or fever, toward either improvement or deterioration.

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  1. A crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change.
  2. A time of, or a state of affairs involving, great danger or trouble, often one which threatens to result in unpleasant consequences
  3. A sudden change in the course of a disease or fever, toward either improvement or deterioration.

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• climacteric

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

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

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Something asked for or needed.

• want

  1. Something desired:
  2. A wish or desire for something; craving
  3. Pressing need; destitution:

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  1. Something desired:
  2. A wish or desire for something; craving
  3. Pressing need; destitution:

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• need

  1. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  2. A condition of poverty or misfortune:
  3. A condition of poverty, or extreme want

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  1. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  2. A condition of poverty or misfortune:
  3. A condition of poverty, or extreme want

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• exigence

  1. Exigency

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  1. Exigency

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• Often used in plural: demand

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A crisis

• distress

  1. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
  2. Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury:
  3. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:

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  1. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
  2. Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury:
  3. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:

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• contingency

  1. The quality or condition of being contingent; esp., dependence on chance or uncertain conditions
  2. The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.
  3. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.

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  1. The quality or condition of being contingent; esp., dependence on chance or uncertain conditions
  2. The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.
  3. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.

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• emergency

  1. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
  2. A situation which poses an immediate threat to human life or health and requires urgent assistance.
  3. A condition of urgent need for action or assistance:

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  1. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
  2. A situation which poses an immediate threat to human life or health and requires urgent assistance.
  3. A condition of urgent need for action or assistance:

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Demand

• urgency

  1. Something urgent
  2. The quality or condition of being urgent; pressing importance:
  3. The quality or state of being urgent; need for action, haste, etc.; stress or pressure, as of necessity

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  1. Something urgent
  2. The quality or condition of being urgent; pressing importance:
  3. The quality or state of being urgent; need for action, haste, etc.; stress or pressure, as of necessity

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• want

  1. Something desired:
  2. A wish or desire for something; craving
  3. Pressing need; destitution:

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  1. Something desired:
  2. A wish or desire for something; craving
  3. Pressing need; destitution:

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• need

  1. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  2. A condition of poverty or misfortune:
  3. A condition of poverty, or extreme want

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  1. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  2. A condition of poverty or misfortune:
  3. A condition of poverty, or extreme want

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