Synonyms for insufficiency

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-suh-fish-uh n-see

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ ən si

Définition of insufficiency

Origin : 1520s, from Late Latin insufficientia, noun of quality from insufficientem (see insufficient). Insufficience "deficiency" is from early 15c.

noun lack

Example sentences :

His want of success arose from the insufficiency, not the fallacy, of theory.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

The insufficiency, the inadequacy of his staff and of chief-of-staff.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

It is conscious of their ultimate identity and their present insufficiency.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

And then the vanity of it, the cruelty and insufficiency of it!
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

The former says of himself that he was 'stopped of his degree for dulness and insufficiency.'
Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst

But here, too, an excess as well as an insufficiency must be guarded against.
Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich

But a serious drawback is the insufficiency and uncertainty of the rain supply.
Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various

Thine own insufficiency in every thing, met with an “all-sufficiency in all things!”
Extract from : « The Faithful Promiser » by John Ross Macduff

The only seasoning given our food was an insufficiency of salt.
Extract from : « In the Flash Ranging Service » by Edward Alva Trueblood

It is perhaps an exaggeration of the condition to call it "insufficiency and decay."
Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor

Antonyms for insufficiency

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