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carenza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dearth noun A serious shortage or scarcity of something.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • shortage noun A situation where there is not enough of something needed.
  • shortcoming noun A fault or weakness in someone or something that stops them being as good as they should be.

Senses

carenza is used for these senses in English:

  • dearth (transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.
  • lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
  • shortage A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
  • shortcoming A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.

lack — full definition

  1. noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  2. verb To not have, or not have enough of, something.

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