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Urgency

//ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or condition of being urgent. countable, uncountable

    "the urgency of a demand"

  2. 2
    pressing importance requiring speedy action wordnet
  3. 3
    Insistence, pressure, urge. countable, uncountable

    "I have this sudden urgency to use the toilet."

  4. 4
    insistent solicitation and entreaty wordnet
  5. 5
    A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an urgent situation calling for prompt action wordnet
  2. 7
    the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity wordnet

Etymology

From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.

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