insufficiency, n.
(insufficiencies)
(insufficiencies)
lack of an adequate quantity or number
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
deficiency inadequacy insufficiency
sample sentences
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
<noun.state>
insufficiency
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
a lack of competence
<noun.state>
inadequacy insufficiency
sample sentences
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report""juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
semantic pointers
hypernym