Deficiency - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈfɪʃnsɪ|
Brit.
|dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsɪ|
noun
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (syn: lack, want)
water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
- lack of an adequate quantity or number (syn: inadequacy, insufficiency)Extra examples
The disease may be caused by nutritional deficiencies.
The book's major deficiency is its poor plot.
There are several deficiencies in his plan.
The accident was caused by deficiencies in the engine.
There are serious deficiencies in the numbers of suitable aircraft.
Word forms
noun
singular: deficiency
plural: deficiencies
singular: deficiency
plural: deficiencies
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