insufficiency

Noun
Synonyms: inadequacydeficiency

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a lack of competence“pointed out the insufficiencies in my report”“juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents”Synonyms: inadequacy
  2. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
  3. lack of an adequate quantity or number“the inadequacy of unemployment benefits”Synonyms: inadequacydeficiency
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Insufficiency \In`suf*fi"cien*cy\, n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.] [1913 Webster]

1.The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. [1913 Webster]

The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

2.Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office. [1913 Webster]

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