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insufficiency

noun

lack of an adequate quantity or number

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Word length
13
Starts with
I
Ends with
Y
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
26
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. lack of an adequate quantity or number

    “the inadequacy of unemployment benefits”

noun

  1. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

noun

  1. a lack of competence

    “pointed out the insufficiencies in my report”

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the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents

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