缺失 quēshī lack
lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect; to be deficient; to lack
How to remember 缺失: 缺 lack + 失 to lose = lack.
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How it is used
- 'Absence/deficiency' of something that should be present - 责任缺失 (zérèn quēshī) a lack of accountability; 数据缺失 (shùjù quēshī) missing data.
- More formal and abstract than 缺少 (quēshǎo, to lack); 缺失 names a flaw or gap in a system, character, or record.
- Written register; both noun and verb.