粵

闕kyut3失sat1

kyut3 sat1què shīinferred

English

  1. lack
  2. shortcoming; deficiency and deficit in something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇咗原本應該有嘅嘢
  2. 缺陷、遺漏;物質或非物質上嘅欠缺

Examples

  • 父愛缺失

    Absence of paternal love

  • 注意力缺失症

    Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

  • 自閉症係腦神經細胞缺失嘅毛病。

    Autism is a disorder caused by the deficiency in nerve cells.

  • 育兒其中一個死穴就係將自己童年缺失嘅嘢過量咁投放喺自己小朋友身上。

    One of the biggest mistakes parents make is projecting their own unmet needs onto their children.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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