lacknoun
uk/læk/us/læk/lack of sth
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- His answer demonstrated a complete lack of understanding of the question.
- One disadvantage of living in the town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.
- Hospitals are being forced to close departments because of lack of money.
- There is a lack of reasonably priced housing for rent.
- The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
B1 the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it:
Her only problem is a lack of confidence.
Lack of sleep had made him irritable.
If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort (= he has certainly tried).
We won't be going away this year - lack of funds, I'm afraid.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (for sth) idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out for sth
- demand
- hole
- lacking
- need
- need sth like you need a hole in the head idiom
- needful
- needy
- short
- take
- the cupboard is bare idiom
- the UN
- unsatisfied
- vacuum
- want
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough
lackverb [ T ]
uk/læk/us/læk/B2 to not have or not have enough of something that is needed or wanted:
He just lacks a little confidence.
What we lack in this house is space to store things.
We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.
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- They've won a few matches this season but they lack consistency.
- They lack basic foodstuffs, such as bread and milk.
- He lacks the necessary skills for the job.
- The town lacks leisure facilities such as a swimming pool or squash courts.
- Joshua clearly has ability in this subject but he lacks application.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (for sth) idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out for sth
- demand
- hole
- lacking
- need
- need sth like you need a hole in the head idiom
- needful
- needy
- short
- take
- the cupboard is bare idiom
- the UN
- unsatisfied
- vacuum
- want
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough