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insufficiency vs inability

inability vs insufficiency

insufficiency and inability both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
insufficiency Yes No No No
inability Yes No No No
As nouns, inability is a hypernym of insufficiency; that is, inability is a word with a broader meaning than insufficiency:
  • insufficiency: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
  • inability: lacking the power to perform
Other hypernyms of insufficiency include unfitness.
insufficiency (noun) inability (noun)
lack of an adequate quantity or number lacking the power to perform
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
a lack of competence
Difference between insufficiency and inability

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