insufficiency meaning and definition

INSUFFICIENCY noun

Definition of insufficiency (noun)

1. a lack of competence
   • "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
   • synonyms: inadequacy
2. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
3. lack of an adequate quantity or number
   • "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
   • synonyms: deficiency, inadequacy
   • antonym: adequacy