| deficiency | n kekurangan: vitamin ~, kekurangan vitamin; a ~ of two tons in the load, kekurangan muatan sebanyak dua tan; deficiencies of nature, kekurangan semula jadi; mental ~, kekurangan mental. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shortage | n kekurangan: there is a ~ of water, terdapat kekurangan air; the office is facing a ~ of staff, pejabat itu menghadapi kekurangan kakitangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wanting | adj; be ~ in, tdk /ada, mempunyai/: some people are completely ~ in courtesy, sesetengah orang tdk ada budi bahasa langsung; find/so., st/ ~, mendapati /sso, sst/ /mempunyai kekurangan, ada kekurangan/: all the applicants were tested and most were found ~, semua pemohon itu diuji dan kebanyakannya didapati mempunyai kekurangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inferiority | n kekurangan: the army’s numerical ~, kekurangan bilangan anggota tentera; feeling of ~, rasa rendah diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dearth | n scarcity, shortage, kekurangan: a ~ of good reading material, kekurangan bahan bacaan yg baik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| necessitous | adj serba kekurangan: to live in ~ circumtances, hidup dlm keadaan serba kekurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| paucity | n kurangnya, kekurangan: there was a ~ of news from the area, terdapat kekurangan berita dr kawasan itu; a ~ of reading material, kurangnya bahan bacaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short-handed | adj kekurangan kakitangan: the factory is ~ at present, buat masa ini, kilang itu kekurangan kakitangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lack | ~ for, kekurangan:he shall never ~ for money while his father is alive, dia tdk akan kekurangan wang selagi bapanya masih hidup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lack | ~ for, kekurangan:he shall never ~ for money while his father is alive, dia tdk akan kekurangan wang selagi bapanya masih hidup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |