Engelsk navneord: deficiency | |||
1. | deficiency (om tilstand) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | lack, want | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | demand, need | ||
Mere specifikke termer | absence, dearth, deficit, famine, mineral deficiency, shortage, shortness, stringency, tightness | ||
2. | deficiency (om egenskab) lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The inadequacy of unemployment benefits. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | inadequacy, insufficiency | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | amount | ||
Mere specifikke termer | deficit, exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, slenderness | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | adequacy, sufficiency | ||