INSUFFICIENCY

• (noun) lack of an adequate quantity or number

  "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

  synonyms : deficiency , inadequacy

• (noun) (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

• (noun) a lack of competence

  "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report", "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

  synonyms : inadequacy

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