exigency

nouns

a pressing or urgent situation

"the health-care exigency"

exigency

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

"they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

"he never knew what to do in an emergency"

emergency, exigency, pinch

is derived from