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shortfall, lack, insufficiency

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Example Sentences

Example:A shortfall in rainfall has led to a water shortage in the region.

Definition:A falling short, especially of a required quantity, level, or degree.

From shortfall

Example:There was a lack of supplies during the crisis.

Definition:The state or fact of having too little of something required or wanted.  (noun) A deficiency or shortage of something required or wanted.

From lack

Example:The insufficiency of evidence led to the delay in the legal proceedings.

Definition:The state of being insufficient; a deficiency.  (noun)

From insufficiency