English to English noun
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a lack of competence | | Example: pointed out the insufficiencies in my report juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
source: wordnet30
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(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally | | source: wordnet30
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lack of an adequate quantity or number | | Example: the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. | | source: webster1913
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