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lack of support

lack of support

9 3.7
Not enough help from people or groups
  • noun
translation icon : falta de apoyo
  • Dissatisfaction resulted from organizational constraints and a lack of support from other health care professionals.
  • lack of support from administration
  • lack of support from school
  • lack of support from parents

So the next one on the list is a lot of men leave due to feeling unappreciated and a lack of support.

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Examples

  • I never expected to face such parental lack of support and respect.

    Academic text (1998)
  • One teacher describes the climate this way: "There is a lack of support from administration."

    Academic text (2011)
  • You talk about the lack of support for local news and how important local news is.

  • Adding to this difficulty is the lack of support in our educational system.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Thus, in spite of general concern about the environment, resistance and lack of support exist among some groups.

    Academic text (1995)
  • On one hand, Congress's lack of support for the department is frequently noted.

    Academic text (2013)
  • It is the lack of support provided to female athletes to reach their highest potential.

  • In the end, the amendment failed, in part, because of the lack of support within the evangelical community.

    Academic text (1991)
  • There are various possible explanations for the lack of support for our hypotheses.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Many students feel overwhelmed by the lack of support from their teachers.

Synonyms

nonsupport
vslack of support
5.2

Lack of help or approval from people you rely on

refers to missing help or assistance across all situations rather than social ones

Antonyms

1.0

Give help to a person or idea

238 1.0

To help someone or something in need

How Supportive

backing
1 2.6
assistance
947 1.0
lack of support
9 3.7
neglect
100 3.5
abandonment
18 4.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

lack + of + support

The meaning 'an absence or insufficiency of help' is directly and compositionally derived from 'lack' (absence) combined with 'support' (help), with 'of' marking the relationship. This is a common noun + of + noun pattern found across languages and standard English, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Lack of support gives the image of someone holding a heavy box with nothing or no one to hold it up; the word lack means 'not enough' and support is what holds or helps. That's why it means 'no help' or 'no backing'.