shortage

Meaning

A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

Synonyms

lack

deficiency

scarcity

deficit

want

shortcoming

dearth

absence

insufficiency

famine

shortfall

flaw

defect

need

inadequacy

gap

privation

lacking

lack of

ullage

void

short

starvation

deprivation

poverty

incomplete delivery

paucity

inefficiency

insufficient

loss

macula

neediness

penury

scantness

shortness

short of

similarity

subjection

subordination

under

vacancy

wart

wantage

sub-

short weight

shortage in weight

shortage of water

default of

adjacency

amount outstanding

balance due

crop failure

crunch

damage

decrease

demands

demerit

destitution

disadvantage

drawback

drought

ellipse

excellence

failing

failure

falling

fall short

handicap

hardship

hole

🕳️

imperfect

inadequate

incompleteness

inefficacy

Translations

manque

Mangel

pénurie

escasez

falta

gebrek

insuffisance

Knappheit

défaut

afwezigheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From short + -age.