Dearth
Nounकमी / अभाव
Definition
A scarcity or lack of something.
Contextual Sentence: "The region suffered from a severe dearth of clean drinking water during the prolonged drought."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): There is a dearth of food at the party because everyone ate it all; think 'dear' as in 'hard to find'.
Synonyms
shortage
scarcity
deficiency
Antonyms
abundance
surplus
plenty