mancanza

Definitions of mancanza
  1. noun
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    synonyms: assenza, carenza, deficienza, difetto, insufficienza, modestia, penuria, pochezza, ristrettezza, scarsità, strettezza
    see moresee less
    types:
    lontananza
    the state of being absent
    carestia, fame
    an acute insufficiency
    type of:
    bisogna, bisogno, necessità
    a condition requiring relief
  2. noun
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    synonyms: abbarbagliamento, difetto, errore, fallo, reato, sbaglio, sgarro
    see moresee less
    types:
    show 8 types...
    hide 8 types...
    macchia
    an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    disorientamento, sfasamento
    a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
    imbroglio, inghippo, mistificazione, pasticcio, pateracchio, storpiatura, tranello
    the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
    abbaglio, scappata, svista
    a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
    abbaglio, sbadataggine, scappata, svista
    a mistake resulting from inattention
    omissione, salto
    a mistake resulting from neglect
    animaleria, cantonata, cazzata, coglionata, farfallone, gaffe, granchio, sproposito, svarione
    an embarrassing mistake
    bagatella, balordaggine, bambinata, bubbola, buffonata, burla, colpo di testa, ebetismo, follia, futilità, inezia, insensatezza, mattana, mattata, minchioneria, miseria, pazzia, ridicolezza, scemenza, scempiaggine, sciocchezza, stoltezza, stupidaggine, stupidità
    a stupid mistake
    type of:
    fallimento
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  3. noun
    part of a statement that is not correct
    synonyms: abbarbagliamento, difetto, errore, fallo, reato, sbaglio, sgarro, trascorso
    see moresee less
    types:
    refuso
    a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
  4. noun
    a flaw or weak point
    synonyms: astenia, debolezza, deficienza, delicatezza, fiacchezza, fragilità, gracilità, lacuna, languore, mancamento
    see moresee less
    type of:
    imperfezione
    the state or an instance of being imperfect
  5. noun
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
    synonyms: collasso, defaillance, deliquio, incoscienza, mancamento, obnubilazione, ottenebramento, perdita dei sensi, perdita di conoscenza, perdita di coscienza, sincope, svenimento
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘mancanza'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family