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Shortage

A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

📖 Definitions of "Shortage"

noun

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A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

🔄 Synonyms of "Shortage"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dearthnoun	(by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
deficitnoun	A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
shortfallnoun	The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.
faminenoun	(uncountable) Extreme shortage of food in a region.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shortage"

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Word	Definition
deficitnoun	A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
dearthnoun	(by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
faminenoun	(uncountable) Extreme shortage of food in a region.
shortfallnoun	The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.
deficiencynoun	(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
poornoun	(with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
povertynoun	The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
insufficiencynoun	The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
penurynoun	(uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
inadequacynoun	A lack of competence or ability.
lacknoun	A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
underfundingnoun	The condition of being underfunded.
shortcomingnoun	A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
insufficient	Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
scarcitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
failurenoun	State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
underemploymentnoun	The condition of being underemployed.
inadequatenoun	A person who is inadequate.
scarcenoun	A surname.