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Meaning of 'deficiency' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deficiency [ n.]
- The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect.

Meaning of 'deficiency' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deficiency [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Example in sentence:
  • for want of a nail the shoe was lost;
  • there is a serious lack of insight into the problem;
  • water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
Meaning (2):
- lack of an adequate quantity or number
Example in sentence:
  • the inadequacy of unemployment benefits

Nearby Words:

deface defaced defacement defacer defacing defail defailance defailure defalcate defalcated

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