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нехва́тка — meaning in English

nekhvatka

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English meaning

  • absence noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Senses

нехва́тка is used for these senses in English:

  • absence Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • 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.
  • poverty The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
  • poverty A deficiency of something needed or desired
  • scarcity (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.

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.

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