DEFICIENCY


Meaning of DEFICIENCY in English

n. Function: noun

1

Synonyms: FAILURE 3, defalcation, deficit, inadequacy, insufficience, insufficiency, lack, scantiness, shortage, underage

Related Words: absence, default, defect, want

Contrasted Words: copiousness, plenty; great deal, heap, lot, much

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Synonyms: IMPERFECTION , demerit, fault, shortcoming, sin

Related Words: dearth, defect, lack, privation, want; default, dereliction, miscarriage, neglect

Antonyms: excess

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