Definitions for deficiency
dɪˈfɪʃ ən side·fi·cien·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lack, deficiency, wantnoun

   the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

   "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

2. insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiencynoun

   lack of an adequate quantity or number

   "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deficiencynoun

   Inadequacy or incompleteness.

2. deficiencynoun

   An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEFICIENCE, DEFICIENCYnoun

   Defect; failing; imperfection.

   Etymology: from deficio, Latin.

   Joseph Justus Scaliger, finding a defect in the reason of Aristotle , introduceth one of no less deficiency himself. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   Thou in thyself art perfect, and in thee
   Is no deficience found. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii. l. 415.

   We shall find, in our own natures, too great evidence of intellectual deficience, and deplorable confessions of human ignorance. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 3.

   What great deficience is it, if we come short of others? Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   The characters of comedy and tragedy are never to be made perfect, but always to be drawn with some specks of frailty and deficience, such as they have been described to us in history. John Dryden, Dufresnoy, Pref.

   2. Want; something less than is necessary.

   What is to be considered in this case, is chiefly, if there be a sufficient fulness or deficiency of blood, for different methods are to be taken. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

   There is no burden laid upon our posterity, nor any deficiency to be hereafter made up by ourselves, which has been our case in so many other subsidies. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deficiency

   Deficiency refers to a lack or shortage of something. It could mean the absence or insufficiency of a particular quality, characteristic, or element necessary for completeness or normal functioning. In medicine, it could refer to lack of a specific nutrient or substance in the body, leading to potential health problems.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Deficiencynoun

   the state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect

2. Etymology: [See Deficient.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. deficiency

   What is wanting of a ship's cargo at the time of delivery.

Matched Categories

1. • Amount
   • Need

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'deficiency' in Nouns Frequency: #2895

How to pronounce deficiency?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say deficiency in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deficiency in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deficiency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of deficiency in a Sentence

1. Umberto Volta:

   A high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.

2. Bruce Willis:

   A brain MRI can tell us if certain parts of the brain are shrinking or showing signs of atrophy. We will do some blood tests to make sure we’re not missing some treatable causes of cognitive impairment like thyroid disease or vitamin B12 deficiency as well, and oftentimes, we also will do brain metabolism imaging.

3. Robin Foroutan:

   I don’t want to say that if somebody is depressed it’s because of a vitamin deficiency.

4. Cyril Wecht:

   The body has undergone extensive decomposition at this point, now it's all over. There's no way meaningful scientific studies can be done. But there’s no question about the pneumonia. This was shown and proven. There’s no question at all about the advanced pneumonia or the iron deficiency. That cannot be avoided… Still, it’s all too late now.

5. Nazareno Paolocci:

   BDNF deficiency may not cause full-blown disease, but it could be the proverbial straw that leads to a 'broken heart,'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deficiency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deficiency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deficiency
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficiency
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=deficiency