Thesaurus: insufficiency

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1. n. The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
2. n. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
3. n. a lack of competence
4. n. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
5. n. lack of an adequate quantity or number
6. 1. The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker. 2. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
7. n:100 n. a lack of competence n. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally n. lack of an adequate quantity or number