🥀dearth

noun
/dɜːrθ/

Meaning

A scarcity or lack of something.

Example Sentences

There was a dearth of food during the famine.

Synonyms

shortage, scarcity, deficiency, insufficiency

Antonyms

abundance, plenty, surplus

Collocations

dearth of resources, dearth of talent, dearth of information

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