nnoun.statea lack of competenceSynset:inadequacy
Examples:- pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
Hypernyms:failing weakness
Inherited Hypernyms:insufficiencyfailingimperfectionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.state(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normallyTopic:pathology
Hypernyms:inability unfitness
Inherited Hypernyms:insufficiencyinabilityqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cardiac insufficiencycoronary insufficiency
Full Hyponyms:coronary insufficiency
nnoun.attributelack of an adequate quantity or numberSynset:deficiency inadequacy
Examples:- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
Antonyms:adequacysufficiency
Derivationally Related Form:insufficientdeficient
Hypernyms:amount
Inherited Hypernyms:insufficiencyamountmagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:deficitexiguityleannessmeagernessmeagrenesspoornessscantinessscantnessscarcenessscarcityshortageshortfallslenderness
Full Hyponyms:abstemiousnessdearthdeficitmeagernessoxygen deficitrarityscarcityslendernesssparsenesswateriness