недоста́ток — meaning in English

English meaning

• absence noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
• blemish noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
• con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
• dearth noun A serious shortage or scarcity of something.
• defect noun A flaw, fault, or imperfection in something.
• deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
• demerit noun A weak point or drawback in something.
• drawback noun A disadvantage or downside to something otherwise good.
• flaw noun A defect or imperfection, often one that is hidden or not obvious at first.
• handicap noun A physical or mental condition that limits a person's abilities.
• lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
• minus prep Reduced by; with a certain amount subtracted.
• penury noun A state of severe poverty, or a particular period spent in it.
• 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.
• 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.
• want verb To wish for or desire something.
• weakness noun The state of lacking strength or power.

Senses

недоста́ток is used for these senses in English:

• absence Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• blemish A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
• con A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
• dearth (transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.
• defect A fault or malfunction.
• deficiency (uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
• demerit A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
• drawback The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker.

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.

blemish — full definition

1. noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
2. verb To spoil the appearance or reputation of something.

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