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shortage ( Noun)
UK /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/ US /ˈʃɔːr.t̬ɪdʒ/
Plural
shortages
1-
B2
lack of anything
-> Republicans complain about the baby formula shortage.
-> In a few years, the world will suffer from water and food shortages.
-> The country is trying to handle the surgeon shortage.
Synonym
dreath, deficit, lack, scarcity,poverty
Opposite
abundance, plenty, enough, surplus, sufficiency