- the state of not having something or not having enough of something synonym dearth, shortage
- lack of something a lack of understanding/knowledge
- Passengers complained about the lack of information when flights were cancelled.
- Her enthusiasm compensated for her apparent lack of experience.
- He was suffering from a complete lack of confidence.
- There was no lack of volunteers.
- because of a lack of something The project was abandoned because of a total lack of support.
- due to (a) lack of something He was released due to lack of evidence.
- through lack of something The trip was cancelled through lack of interest.
- despite the lack of something The match was quite exciting, despite the lack of goals.
- Money and the fear of its lack are present in many of his poems.
Extra Examples- She showed a distinct lack of enthusiasm for the idea.
- I've lost those skills through lack of practice.
- He thought he would collapse from lack of sleep.
- The situation was worsened by lack of communication.
- There is certainly no lack of interest in the subject.
- There was a distinct lack of urgency in his manner.
- a general lack of knowledge among the young
- an abysmal lack of knowledge
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- profound
- serious
- severe
- …
- by lack of
- for lack of
- from lack of
- …
- no lack of something
Word OriginMiddle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak ‘deficiency’, Middle Dutch laken ‘lack, blame’.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See lack in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee lack in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishnot for want/lack of trying
- used to say that although somebody has not succeeded in something, they have tried very hard
- They haven't won a game yet, but it isn't for want of trying.
- They lost the game, but not for lack of trying.
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