nedostatek — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dearth noun A serious shortage or scarcity of something.
- deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
- lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
- paucity noun A shortage of something, or a supply that is far smaller than is needed.
- penury noun Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
- poverty noun The state of being poor; lacking enough money to meet basic needs.
- scarcity noun A shortage; the state of not having enough of something.
- shortcoming noun A fault or weakness in someone or something that stops them being as good as they should be.
Senses
nedostatek is used for these senses in English:
- dearth (transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.
- deficiency (countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
- lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
- paucity Fewness in number; too few.
- penury (countable, now, chiefly, poetic) Often followed by of: a lack of something; a dearth, a scarcity.
- poverty The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
- poverty A deficiency of something needed or desired
- shortcoming A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.