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insuffisance — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  • insufficiency noun The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
  • shortage noun A situation where there is not enough of something needed.
  • shortfall noun An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

Senses

insuffisance is used for these senses in English:

  • failure (pathology) A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.
  • insufficiency The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.
  • shortage A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
  • shortfall An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

failure — full definition

  1. noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  2. noun Not doing something that should have been done.
  3. noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
  4. noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.

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