Word

shortfall, n.
(shortfalls)

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
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deficit shortage shortfall

sample sentences

"new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

semantic pointers

hypernym

deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency

hyponym

oxygen deficit