insufficiency
The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enoughThe lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
» The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
Die Dürre führte zu einem Mangel an Nahrungsmitteln. — cost
Засуха привела к недостатку пищи. — Hellerick
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1 sensesThe lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
Near-synonyms: deficiency (broadly synonymous), inadequacy
The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.
Insuffizienz
недоста́точностьnedostátočnostʹ
недоста́тністьnedostátnistʹ
- lack of an adequate quantity or number
- (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
- a lack of competence
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Forms
plural: insufficiencies| Singular | insufficiency |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- lack of an adequate quantity or number:inadequacydeficiency
- a lack of competence:inadequacy
Antonyms
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5 related wordsSee also
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