insufficiency

Definition of Insufficiency in English :

1. inadequacy, insufficiency

a lack of competence

Example Sentences:
'pointed out the insufficiencies in my report'
'juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents'

2. insufficiency

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

3. deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency

lack of an adequate quantity or number

Example Sentences:
'the inadequacy of unemployment benefits'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Insufficiency

noun

1. Also called: insufficience

the state of being insufficient

2. pathology

failure in the functioning of an organ, tissue, etc

cardiac insufficiency

nounWord forms: plural ˌinsufˈficiencies

1.

lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequacy

: also ; Rare ˌinsufˈficience (ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəns ; inˌsəfishˈəns)

2.

inability or failure of an organ or tissue to perform its normal function

said esp. of a heart valve or heart muscle

n. pl. in·suf·fi·cien·cies

1. The quality or state of being insufficient, especially:

a. Inadequate supply: an insufficiency of funds.

b. Inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally: cardiac insufficiency.

c. Moral or mental incompetence.

2. A failing; an inadequacy: pointed out the insufficiencies in my report.