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Meaning of 'insufficiency' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insufficiency [ n.]
- The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
- Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.

Meaning of 'insufficiency' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insufficiency [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a lack of competence
Example in sentence:
  • juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents;
  • pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
Meaning (2):
- lack of an adequate quantity or number
Example in sentence:
  • the inadequacy of unemployment benefits

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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