dearth

/dɜːθ//dɝθ/

noun

  1. 1

    A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.

  3. 3

    Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.

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