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Dearth

noun/dˈɪskaʊntəbəl/
Definition
an acute insufficiency
an insufficient quantity or number
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈɪskaʊntəbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɜːθ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɜːθ/
1 syllable Say it as /dˈɪskaʊntəbəl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Mangel
eine akute Insuffizienz
🇫🇷French
disette
une insuffisance aiguë
🇪🇸Spanish
escasez
una insuficiencia aguda
🇮🇹Italian
carestia
un'insufficienza acuta
🇳🇱Dutch
gebrek
een acute insufficiëntie
🇵🇹Portuguese
escassez
uma insuficiência aguda
🇷🇺Russian
нехватка
острая недостаточность
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अकाल
एक तीव्र अपर्याप्तता
🇧🇩Bengali
অভাব
একটি তীব্র অপ্রতুলতা
🇮🇳Tamil
பஞ்சம்
ஒரு கடுமையான பற்றாக்குறை
🇮🇳Telugu
కరువు
ఒక తీవ్రమైన లోపం
🇮🇳Marathi
कमतरता
एक तीव्र अपुरेपणा
🇮🇳Gujarati
અછત
તીવ્ર અપૂર્ણતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಭಾವ
ತೀವ್ರ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്ഷാമം
ഒരു നിശിത അപര്യാപ്തത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਮੀ
ਇੱਕ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਕਮੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
کمی
ایک شدید کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
匮乏
严重不足
🇯🇵Japanese
不足
急性の機能不全
🇰🇷Korean
부족
심각한 결핍
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự khan hiếm
sự thiếu hụt trầm trọng
🇹🇭Thai
ความขาดแคลน
ความไม่เพียงพอเฉียบพลัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelangkaan
insufisiensi akut
🇵🇭Filipino
kakapusan
isang matinding kakulangan
🇲🇾Malay
kekurangan
kekurangan akut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ندرة
قصور حاد
🇮🇷Persian
کمبود
یک نارسایی حاد
🇹🇷Turkish
kıtlık
akut yetmezlik
🇮🇱Hebrew
צִמצוּם
אי ספיקה חריפה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dearth'?
The primary meaning of 'dearth' is 'an acute insufficiency'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dearth' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dearth' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dearth' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dearth' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'dearth' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'dearth' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'dearth' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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