Associations to the word «Insufficiency»

Wiktionary

INSUFFICIENCY, noun. The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.

Dictionary definition

INSUFFICIENCY, noun. A lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents".
INSUFFICIENCY, noun. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally.
INSUFFICIENCY, noun. Lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.