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View usage for: insufficiency in British English (ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsɪ) noun1. Also called: insufficience the state of being insufficient 2. pathology failure in the functioning of an organ, tissue, etc cardiac insufficiency insufficiency in American English (ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi) nounWord forms: plural ˌinsufˈficiencies1. lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequacy : also ; Rare ˌinsufˈficience (ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəns) 2. inability or failure of an organ or tissue to perform its normal function said esp. of a heart valve or heart muscle Word origin LL insufficientiaExamples of 'insufficiency' in a sentenceinsufficiency Cleve paused, grinning, as though he might include me in his account of the insufficiency of intelligence."The jury found him guilty, but the judge was underwhelmed with the merits and threw the case out for insufficiency of evidence. Synonyms of 'insufficiency'shortage, lack, deficiency, want More Synonyms of insufficiency Anaemia is due to insufficiency of iron. Synonyms short supply scantiness inadequateness Additional synonymsDefinition an inadequate amount a dearth of resources Synonyms lack, want, need, absence, poverty, shortage, deficiency, famine, inadequacy, scarcity, paucity (formal), insufficiency, sparsity, scantiness, exiguousness Definition a lack or shortage They did tests for signs of vitamin deficiency. Synonyms lack, want, deficit, absence, shortage, deprivation, inadequacy, scarcity, dearth, privation (formal), insufficiency, scantiness Definition lack or shortage the inadequacy of the water supply Synonyms shortage, poverty, dearth, paucity (formal), insufficiency, incompleteness, meagreness, skimpiness, scantiness, inadequateness Nearby words ofinsufficiency - insubordination
- insubstantial
- insufferable
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- insular
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