Definitions for understaffed
ˌʌn dərˈstæft, -ˈstɑftun·der·staffed

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1. short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffedadjective

   inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.

   "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"

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1. understaffedadjective

   having an inadequate number of workers or assistants

2. Etymology: under + staffed

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1. understaffed

   Understaffed refers to a situation where there are not enough employees to handle the workload or responsibilities in a business, organization, or any specific context, ultimately affecting its operational efficiency. This can be due to high employee turnover, budget constraints, or a sudden increase in demand for services.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of understaffed in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of understaffed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of understaffed in a Sentence

1. Seth Galanter:

   It’s a very surface level fix that certainly will make that particular parent happy, but isn’t fulfilling OCR’s obligation, oCR is underfunded and understaffed and in order to get through all the complaints in some kind of timely manner, staff is being forced to give them superficial treatment.

2. Filipe Ribeiro:

   The overall health system in Afghanistan is understaffed, under-equipped and underfunded, for years. And the great risk is that this underfunding will continue over time.

3. Jessica Brown:

   With the Omicron surge, a lot of childcare centers were already understaffed, and so they don't have the people to cover when employees are absent.

4. Jane Dueker:

   They’re understaffed, underpaid, so when they have the ability to bring a case to the prosecutor’s office, to not have it prosecuted is demoralizing, because they know that nine times out of 10 they’re gonna run into this person again.

5. Yang Weiguang:

   It was very sudden, he was in such good health, and he loved sports. It’s sad to see a doctor with 21 years of experience go like that. Yang Weiguang noted that Li Jing had led the hospital during outbreaks of SARS, dengue fever and the avian flu. Li Jing said colleagues will remember Li Jing as a modest and hardworking man. I believe the reason for this tragedy is that hospitals are too often understaffed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=understaffed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Understaffed
3. ^ ChatGPT
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