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insufficiency
CEFRC1
/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A lack of enough amount, quality, or ability.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
Examples
The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextNear-synonyms: deficiency (broadly synonymous), inadequacy
She may crowd her days with gaiety, variety, and what are called amusements; she will do so only to find their insufficiency.
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.
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Origin
noun
From in- + sufficiency.