Deficiency

/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

Synonyms for "deficiency" (167 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Noun(11 words)

inadequacy insufficiency lack absencesabsences of evidenceasynergy badness dearths defects deficit deficits

absence adulteration arrearage arrestment baseness beggary blemish break bug callowness catch crack dearth defalcation default defect defectibility defection defectiveness deficit

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demerit deprivation

Adjective(1 words)

bad

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Noun(10 words)

deprivations droughtsfall shortfaults imperfect inabilities inadequaciesinadequacy in spellingincapacityissues identified

dereliction destitution discontinuity drawback drought erroneousness failing failure fallibility famine fault faultiness faute fewness flawfly in the ointmentfoible frailty gap hiatus

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hole immaturity impairment imperfection impoverishment impurity inaccuracy inadequacy inadequateness incompetence incompleteness incompletion inexactitude inexactness inferiority infirmity insubstantial insufficiency interval

Adjective(1 words)

dissatisfying

Related words (83)

kink lack lacunalittle problemlittleness maladroitness meanness mediocrity miscarriagemissing linkneed neglect omission outage patchiness pettiness privation problem rift scantiness

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scarcity scrappiness shabbinessshort measureshort weightshortage shortcoming shortfall sin sketchiness smallness snagsomething missingstarvation subnormality surplus taint triviality ullage underage underdevelopment undevelopment unevenness unperfectedness unskillfulness unsoundness vacancy vice vulgarityvulnerable placewant wantageweak linkweak pointweakness

Noun(27 words)

lacking loss malnutrition meagerness meagreness minusnot existnutrient deficiencyprivationsprofessional incompetenceresource gap exampleresource scarcityromanian defectscarcityscarcity of datasensory impairmentshortage shortages shortcomings shortfalls

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shortness thieu undersupply want wanting wants weaknesses

Adjective(1 words)

poor quality

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

amount condition demandmedical conditionneednutrition disorderstate

More specific

9 entries

calcium deficiencyiodine deficiencyiron deficiencyiron deficiency anemianutritional deficiencyprotein deficiencyvitamin A deficiencyvitamin D deficiencyvitamin deficiency

Collocations

5 entries

calcium deficiencydeficiency rateiron deficiencynutritional deficiencyprotein deficiency

Inflections

1 entries

deficiencies

Derivations

2 entries

deficient deficiently

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Body temperature rising, pulse rising ... he's in a state of oxygen deficiency.

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AIDS means "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome".

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Scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, long ago plagued sailors who ate no citrus fruits.

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The central nervous system, which includes the brain and the eyes, is particularly sensitive to oxygen deficiency.

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