-shensē, -si noun
Etymology: Late Latin insufficientia, from insufficient-, insufficiens insufficient + -ia -y
1. : the quality or state of being insufficient : lack of sufficiency: as
a. : lack of mental or moral fitness : inability , incompetency
the insufficiency of a man for an office
b. : lack of adequate supply of something (as force, quality, quantity) : inadequacy
insufficiency of provisions
c. : lack of physical power or capacity : impotence ; specifically : inability of an organ or body part to function normally
cardiac insufficiency
renal insufficiency
2. : something insufficient
sadly aware of his own neglects and insufficiencies