dearth

noun

A scarcity or lack of something.

SYNONYMS

absencedeficiencydestitutiondroughtexiguityexiguousnessfamineinadequacyinfrequencyinsufficiencylackmeagrenessnon-existencepaucitypovertyprivationrarenessscantinessscarcenessscarcityshortageshortfallsparsenessuncommonnesswant