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English noun: insufficiency | |||
| 1. | insufficiency (state) a lack of competence | ||
| Samples | Pointed out the insufficiencies in my report. Juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents. | ||
| Synonyms | inadequacy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failing, weakness | ||
| 2. | insufficiency (state) (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inability, unfitness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cardiac insufficiency, coronary insufficiency | ||
| Domain category | pathology | ||
| 3. | insufficiency (attribute) lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||
| Samples | The inadequacy of unemployment benefits. | ||
| Synonyms | deficiency, inadequacy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deficit, exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, slenderness | ||
| Antonyms | adequacy, sufficiency | ||
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