insufficiency

== English == === Etymology === From in- +‎ sufficiency. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/ === Noun === insufficiency (plural insufficiencies) The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something). Synonyms: lack, unsufficiency (obsolete) Near-synonyms: deficiency (broadly synonymous), inadequacy ==== Usage notes ==== See deficiency § Usage notes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====