exigency
noun [C or U] /ˈek.sɪ.dʒən.si/ formalDefinition
› the difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands: the exigencies of war Economic exigency obliged the government to act.Difficult things and peoplePreventing and impeding
(Definition of exigency noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- handicap noun (DIFFICULTY)
- headache noun (DIFFICULTY)
- hiccup noun (PROBLEM)
- job noun (PROBLEM)
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- liability noun (RISK)
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- long shot noun
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