urgency
Meaning
- 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.
Synonyms
under pressure
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/
Etymology
Probably from urgent + -cy.
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