Mangel.
lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all)
Meaning & usage
lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all)
lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all) dietary deficiency
Vitamin-C-Mangel / Mangel an Vitamin C
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from mangeln (“to lack”). Related to Manko, which ultimately comes from the same source by way of a comparable derivation in Italian. Also related to English manque.
mangle
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German mange, mangel, from Latin manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγᾰνον (mángănon).
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