lack
Pronunciation:
/lak//læk/noun
Definitions
A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
verb
Definitions
To be without, to need, to require.
Example: My life lacks excitement.
To be short (of or for something).
Example: He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.
To be in want.
To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.