lack
- noun (n)
Meaning: deficiency, need
Synonyms:
abridgement
absence
curtailment
dearth
decrease
default
defect
deficit
depletion
deprivation
destitution
distress
exigency
exiguity
inadequacy
inferiority
insufficience
insufficiency
loss
meagerness
miss
necessity
paucity
poverty
privation
reduction
retrenchment
scantiness
scarcity
shortage
shortcoming
shortfall
shortness
shrinkage
shrinking
slightness
stint
want
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