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shortage
noun
a
situation
in
which
there
is
not
enough
of
something
that
is
needed
or
wanted
•
After
weeks
without
rain
,
the
town
faced
a
severe
shortage
of
drinking
water
.
After
weeks
without
rain
,
the
town
faced
a
severe
shortage
of
drinking
water
.
•
There
is
a
shortage
of
nurses
at
the
local
hospital
,
so
patients
have
to
wait
longer
to
be
seen
.
There
is
a
shortage
of
nurses
at
the
local
hospital
,
so
patients
have
to
wait
longer
to
be
seen
.
From
short
+
-age
,
first
recorded
in
the
1860s
,
modeled
on
French
words
ending
in
–age
to
mean
a
condition
or
action
.
