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Want
noun – The fact or state of being absent.
Usage example: the proverb that begins, “for want of a nail, the shoe was lost”
Deficiency is a synonym for
want in
lack topic. You can use "Deficiency" instead a
noun "Want", if it concerns topics such as
amount,
dearth,
scarcity.
popular alternative
Nearby Words:
wanting,
wanted