Mangel — 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.
- failing noun A weakness or flaw in someone's character or ability.
- lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
- mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
- paucity noun A shortage of something, or a supply that is far smaller than is needed.
- privation noun The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
- scarcity noun A shortage; the state of not having enough of something.
- shortage noun A situation where there is not enough of something needed.
- want verb To wish for or desire something.
Senses
Mangel 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.
- failing weakness; defect
- lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
- mangle A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
- paucity Fewness in number; too few.
- privation (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
- scarcity (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.