Found 2 items, similar to insufficiency.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: insufficiency insufficiency n 1: a lack of competence; “pointed out the insufficiencies in my report”; “juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents” [syn: inadequacy] 2: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally 3: lack of an adequate quantity or number; “the inadequacy of unemployment benefits” [syn: inadequacy, deficiency] [ant: sufficiency, sufficiency]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Insufficiency Insufficiency \In`suf*fi"cien*cy\, n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. [1913 Webster] The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office. [1913 Webster]