Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
- 2noun
Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
- 3noun
lack of an adequate quantity or number
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
Synonyms
- 4noun
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
- 5noun
a lack of competence
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"
"juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
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