English Explanatory Dictionary

urgency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or condition of being urgent.
  2. Insistence, pressure, urge.
  3. A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.

Pronunciation

/ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-urgency.wav /ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si/

Word forms

urgency urgencies urgence

Etymology

From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.

Synonyms

exigency clamancy
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