deficiency

Meaning (English)

a lack or shortage of something needed

Meaning (मराठी)

कमतरता, न्यूनता

Used in a sentence

Iron deficiency remains widespread among adolescent girls in the district.

जिल्ह्यातील किशोरवयीन मुलींमध्ये लोहाची कमतरता मोठ्या प्रमाणावर आढळते.

Synonyms

shortage, lack, insufficiency

Antonyms

sufficiency, abundance