insufficiency

insufficiency is a 13-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. Face value is 26 in Scrabble and 30 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 26 · Words With Friends 30 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
2. noun. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
3. noun. lack of an adequate quantity or number

   "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

   Synonyms: deficiency, inadequacy

4. noun. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
5. noun. a lack of competence

   "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"

   "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

   Synonyms: inadequacy

Synonyms

deficiency, inadequacy

Common word forms

insufficiencies

Words from these letters

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