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dearth

/dɜːθ/noun

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noun
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    [sing.] ~ (of sth) formal

    a lack of something; the fact of there not being enough of something

    अभाव, कमी

    • There is a dearth of trained teachers in the district.
    • There was a dearth of good books in the library.
    • The hill town suffers from a dearth of clean drinking water.
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    • There is no dearth of talent in our school.
    • A dearth of rain in July worried the farmers.
    • The report points to a dearth of women in senior jobs.

    Synonyms scarcity

    Opposite abundance

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

scarcity shortage

Antonyms

abundance plenty

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Notes

Synonym में scarcity और shortage, antonym में abundance और plenty आते हैं।