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insufficiency vs deficiency

deficiency vs insufficiency

insufficiency and deficiency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
insufficiency Yes No No No
deficiency Yes No No No
As nouns, insufficiency and deficiency are synonyms defined as:
  • insufficiency and deficiency: lack of an adequate quantity or number
Other synonyms of insufficiency include inadequacy.
insufficiency (noun) deficiency (noun)
lack of an adequate quantity or number lack of an adequate quantity or number
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
a lack of competence
Difference between insufficiency and deficiency

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