neediness

Definitions of neediness
  1. noun
    the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
    “he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it”
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    type of:
    quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  2. noun
    a state of extreme poverty
    synonyms: deprivation, privation, want
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    type of:
    impoverishment, poorness, poverty
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
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