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Dearth
/dɝːθ/ noun mediumA scarcity or lack of something needed.
The rural clinic struggled with a dearth of trained nurses during flu season.
Memory Trick
Dearth sounds like 'death' of supply — when a resource dies out, only a dearth remains.
A scarcity or lack of something needed.
The rural clinic struggled with a dearth of trained nurses during flu season.
Dearth sounds like 'death' of supply — when a resource dies out, only a dearth remains.