understaffed

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndərˈstæft/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌndəˈstɑːft/
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Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

having fewer workers than needed to do a job properly

The hospital was understaffed, causing delays in patient care.

translation

adj. having fewer workers than needed to do a job properly