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1. (n.) insufficiency
deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy.
2. insufficiency
an instance of this.
3. insufficiency
inability of an organ or other body part to function normally.
Etymology: (1375–1425)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) insufficiency, inadequacy
a lack of competence
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
2. (noun) insufficiency
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
3. (noun) insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency
lack of an adequate quantity or number
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
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1. (noun) INSUFFICIENCY
the quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc
2. (noun) INSUFFICIENCY
want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office
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Sense: not enough
The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt.
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 Afrikaans: onvoldoendenheid |
 Arabic: عَدَم كفاءَه، عدَم اهليَّ |
 Bulgarian: недостиг |
 Brazilian: insuficiência |
 Czech: nedostatek |
 German: die Mangelhaftigkeit |
 Danish: utilstrækkelighed |
 Greek: ανεπάρκεια |
 Spanish: insuficiencia |
 Estonian: ebapiisavus |
 Farsi: عدم کفایت |
 Finnish: riittämättömyys |
 French: insuffisance |
 Hebrew: אִי-סְפִיקָה, מַחסוֹר |
 Hindi: कमी, अभाव |
 Croatian: nedostatnost |
 Hungarian: elégtelenség |
 Indonesian: kekurangan |
 Icelandic: skortur;ófullkomleiki |
 Italian: insufficienza |
 Japanese: 不足 |
 Korean: 부족함 |
 Lithuanian: nepakankamumas |
 Latvian: nepietiekamība |
 Malay: ketidakcukupan |
 Dutch: ontoereikendheid |
 Norwegian: utilstrekkelighet |
 Polish: niedostateczność |
 Persian: عدم کفایت |
 Pashto: بی کفایتی |
 Portuguese: insuficiência |
 Romanian: insuficienţă |
 Russian: недостаточность |
 Slovak: nedostatok |
 Slovenian: nezadostnost |
 Serbian: nedovoljnost |
 Swedish: otillräcklighet, bristfäl |
 Thai: ความขาดแคลน |
 Turkish: yetersizlik |
 Taiwanese: 不足 |
 Ukrainian: недостатність; незадовіль |
 Urdu: ناکافی ہونا |
 Vietnamese: tính không đủ |
 Chinese: 不足 |
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