"neediness" meaning in English

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          "roman": "bednost",
          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
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          "word": "бедност"
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          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
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          "word": "нужда"
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          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
          "word": "vähävaraisuus"
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          "roman": "sač̣iroeba",
          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
          "word": "საჭიროება"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gač̣irvebuloba",
          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
          "word": "გაჭირვებულობა"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Bedürftigkeit"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "niâz",
          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
          "word": "نیاز"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "niâzmandi",
          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
          "word": "نیازمندی"
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          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "carência"
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          "roman": "nuždá",
          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
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          "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
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      "word": "бедност"
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      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
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      "word": "нужда"
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      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
      "word": "vähävaraisuus"
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      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
      "word": "საჭიროება"
    },
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gač̣irvebuloba",
      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
      "word": "გაჭირვებულობა"
    },
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      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
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      "word": "Bedürftigkeit"
    },
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      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
      "word": "نیاز"
    },
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      "lang": "Persian",
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      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
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      "word": "carência"
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      "sense": "characteristic of being needy",
      "tags": [
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