insufficiency
English Thesaurus
1. lack of an adequate quantity or number (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | amount, |
| definition | : | the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | deficit, shortage, shortfall, |
| definition | : | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | slenderness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being slight or inadequate (noun.attribute) |
2. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally (noun.state)
| domain category | : | pathology, |
| definition | : | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases (noun.cognition) |
3. a lack of competence (noun.state)
4. lack of an adequate quantity or number (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | adequacy, sufficiency, |
| definition | : | the quality of being sufficient for the end in view (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | deficient, insufficient, |
| definition | : | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | adequacy, sufficiency, |
| definition | : | the quality of being sufficient for the end in view (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | deficient, insufficient, |
| definition | : | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement (adj.all) |
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