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penuria — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  • hardship noun A period of severe difficulty, suffering, or lack; hard times.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • misery noun A state of deep unhappiness, suffering, or distress.
  • paucity noun A shortage of something, or a supply that is far smaller than is needed.
  • 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

penuria is used for these senses in English:

  • gall (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
  • lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
  • misery (Extreme) poverty.
  • paucity Fewness in number; too few.
  • scarcity (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
  • shortage A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

gall — full definition

  1. noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  2. verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
  3. noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
  4. noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
  5. noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.

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