urgency
Pronunciation: /ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/
The English word “urgency” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The quality or condition of being urgent.
- Insistence, pressure, urge.
- A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.
Etymology
From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.
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