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deficiency, want

n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

want

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

miss

v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"

want

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

deficit, shortage, shortfall

n. an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

dearth, paucity

n. an insufficient quantity or number

impoverishment, poorness, poverty

n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

imperfection, imperfectness

n. the state or an instance of being imperfect

drought

n. a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"

fault, defect, flaw

n. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

awkwardness, ineptness, clumsiness, slowness, ineptitude, maladroitness

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

incompetence, incompetency

n. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

inefficiency

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

failure

n. lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

decline

n. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

impairment, deterioration

n. a symptom of reduced quality or strength

failing, weakness

n. a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

need, want, require

v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

feature, have

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

feature, have

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

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