Deficit and Necessity

Deficit

Deficit noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: a growing deficit in the number of hours devoted to sleep

Necessity and deficit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Deficit".

Nearby Words: deficient, deficiency

Necessity

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Deficit and necessity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficit" instead a noun "Necessity".

How words are described

emotional emotional deficit emotional necessity
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