Lack
Lack : (n.) The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable. Syn: Deficiency, Want. Nine Types: See: Absence; Dearth, Famine, Shortage; Deficit; Mineral Deficiency; Shortness; Stringency, Tightness; Nonoccurrence; Awayness; Sideropenia. Type of: Demand, Need: A condition requiring relief. (v.) Be without. Syn: Miss. Ant: Feature, Have: Have as a feature. Types: Want: Be without, lack; be deficient in. Exclude: Lack or fail to include