What is the meaning of insufficiency?

noun

  • A lack of competence.
    • usage: "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
  • Pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally. (
  • Lack of an adequate quantity or number.
    • usage: "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
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APAWordNet. (2010). insufficiency. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/insufficiency/definitions/1211645
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