Definition of INSUFFICIENCY

insufficiency

Plural: insufficiencies

Noun

  • a lack of competence
  • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
  • lack of an adequate quantity or number
  • The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.

Examples

  • The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.

Origin / Etymology

From in- + sufficiency.

Antonyms

adequacy, sufficiency

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