lack (n)
deficiency (n)
want#1 (n)

n14449405

type n
lex_filenum 26
def the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
examples 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym need, demand
Derivationally related form want → want; want → want
Derivationally related form deficiency → deficient
Derivationally related form lack → lack
Hyponym absence; dearth, famine, shortage; deficit; mineral deficiency; shortness; stringency, tightness
Incoming links
Derivationally related form deficient → deficiency
Hypernym absence; dearth, famine, shortage; deficit; mineral deficiency; shortness; stringency, tightness
Hyponym need, demand
Derivationally related form want → want; want → want
Derivationally related form lack → lack

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