urgency

Pronunciation: /ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
  2. noun pressing importance requiring speedy action
  3. noun an urgent situation calling for prompt action

Etymology

From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
necessity
Narrower (hyponyms)
criticality, hurry, imperativeness

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