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manque — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absence noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  • cold turkey noun The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • scarcity noun A shortage; the state of not having enough of something.
  • want verb To wish for or desire something.
  • withdrawal noun The act of taking money out of an account, or the sum of money taken out.

Senses

manque is used for these senses in English:

  • absence Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • cold turkey The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
  • lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
  • scarcity (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
  • want (countable) Lack, absence, deficiency. [(often) with of]
  • withdrawal A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

absence — full definition

  1. noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  2. noun A lack or non-existence of something.

cold turkey — full definition

  1. noun The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
  2. adverb Suddenly and completely, with no gradual reduction, used of stopping any habit.
  3. noun Blunt, unvarnished talk that gets straight to the unpleasant point.

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