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Noun urgency has 4 senses

urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
--₁ is a kind of necessity
--₁ has particulars:
hurry, haste; imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure; criticality, criticalness, cruciality
urgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
--₂ is a kind of importance
--₂ has particulars:
edge, sharpness; imperativeness, insistence, insistency, instancy
urgency - an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
--₃ is a kind of situation
importunity, urgency, urging - insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
--₄ is a kind of solicitation

Derived form: verb urge₂