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insufficiency
noun
Lack of an adequate quantity or number
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noun
Lack of an adequate quantity or number
“The inadequacy of unemployment benefits”
noun
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
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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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