definition: the state or condition of being without something that is needed or desired; absence; deficiency.
example: Lack of clean water is one of the worst problems that humans face.
example: They suffer from a lack of food and medicine.
example: They showed a lack of enthusiasm for his suggestion.
definition: to be wanting in; be without.
example: Thousands of people lacked homes after the earthquake.
example: These children’s diets lack calcium.
example: The girls lacked a mother, but their father cared for them well.
example: He lacks the energy to see the project through.
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