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 Definitions of deficient  [ɪˈfɪʃ ənt]  

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Definition of 'deficient' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) deficient
lacking some element or characteristic; defective.

2.  deficient
inadequate.

3. (n.) deficient
one who is deficient, esp. one who is mentally defective.

Etymology:  (1575–85; < L dēficient-, s. of dēficiēns, prp. of dēficere to fail, weaken)

Definition of 'deficient' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)
inadequate in amount or degree
"a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

2. (adj) insufficient, deficient
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
"insufficient funds"

3. (adj) deficient, inferior, substandard
falling short of some prescribed norm
"substandard housing"


Definition of 'deficient' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) deficient
having a deficiency
His blood is deficient in iron.


Definition of 'deficient' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) deficient
wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment


Translation of 'deficient' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: lacking in what is needed
Their food is deficient in vitamins.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gebrekkig, ontbrekend Arabic flag Arabic: ناقِص Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: недостатъчен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: deficiente Czech flag Czech: postrádající German flag German: mangelhaft
Danish flag Danish: mangelfuld; utilstrækkeli Greek flag Greek: ελλιπής Spanish flag Spanish: deficiente
Estonian flag Estonian: puudulik Farsi flag Farsi: ناقص؛ دارای کمبود Finnish flag Finnish: puutteellinen
French flag French: défectueux Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָסֵר Hindi flag Hindi: अपूर्ण
Croatian flag Croatian: manjkav Hungarian flag Hungarian: hiányos Indonesian flag Indonesian: kurang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ábótavant Italian flag Italian: carente Japanese flag Japanese: 不足した
Korean flag Korean: 부족한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: stokojantis Latvian flag Latvian: nepilnīgs; nepietiekošs
Malay flag Malay: kurang Dutch flag Dutch: gebrekkig, ontoereikend Norwegian flag Norwegian: mangelfull, utilstrekkeli
Polish flag Polish: wykazujący niedobór Persian flag Persian: ناقص؛ دارای کمبود Pashto flag Pashto: نيمګړې، نيمكله، نا مكمل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: deficiente Romanian flag Romanian: să­rac (în) Russian flag Russian: недостаточный
Slovak flag Slovak: nepostačujúci Slovenian flag Slovenian: nezadosten Serbian flag Serbian: oskudan
Swedish flag Swedish: bristande, otillräcklig, Thai flag Thai: ขาด Turkish flag Turkish: yetersiz, eksik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 缺乏的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: недостатній; позбавлений Urdu flag Urdu: ناقص
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thiếu hụt Chinese flag Chinese: 缺乏的

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