insufficiency

[In`suf*fi·cien*cy]

A lack of competence

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The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.

Noun
lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

Noun
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

Noun
a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"


n.
The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.

n.
Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.


Insufficiency

In`suf*fi"cien*cy , n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.] 1. The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied.
2. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.

The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.

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Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion.

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