Difference between Exigency and Emergency

What is the difference between Exigency and Emergency?

Exigency as a noun is the demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.) while Emergency as a noun is a situation such as a natural or man-made disaster requiring urgent assistance.

Exigency

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.) An urgent situation. A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.

Emergency

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Related to the emergency or to the provision of assistance.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A situation such as a natural or man-made disaster requiring urgent assistance.An emergency department.

We hope you now know whether to use Exigency or Emergency in your sentence.

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