noun
insufficiency
Insufficiency (noun) means a shortage; not having enough of something.
noun
1
A shortage; not having enough of something.
"The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies."
"On a recent trip down the Rhine many of the trains we saw were still steam-hauled, presumably through an insufficiency of electric locomotives, as yet, to deal with peak summer traffic."
— , Beyond the Channel: Western Germany: Rhine right-bank line re-signalling (1962)
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Rhymes for insufficiency
agency
latency
urgency
potency
decency
regency
currency
tendency
clemency
leniency
frequency
emergency
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What is the meaning of insufficiency?
"insufficiency" (noun) means a shortage; not having enough of something.
What is another word for insufficiency?
Other words for "insufficiency" include inadequacy, deficiency.
What is the opposite of insufficiency?
The opposite of "insufficiency" is sufficiency.
