insufficiency
(noun)
noun
1. a lack of competence
- pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
Similar word(s): inadequacy
Definition categories: state, failing, weakness
2. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
Definition categories: state, inability, unfitness
3. lack of an adequate quantity or number
Similar word(s): deficiency, inadequacy
Definition categories: attribute, amount
Sentences with insufficiency as a noun:
- The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.