DEFICIENCY Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word deficiency. (close relations)
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| inadequacy | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of an adequate quantity or number • a lack of competence • unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | ||||||
| insufficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| want | verbv | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||
| absence | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being absent • failure to be present • the time interval during which something or somebody is away • the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy | ||||||
| dearth | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| deficit | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing • an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period) | ||||||
| meagerness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||
| need | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||
| paucity | nounn | |||||
noun • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| privation | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||
| scantiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager • Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing. | ||||||
| scarceness | nounn | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| scarcity | nounn | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| shortage | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||
| shortfall | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required | ||||||
