DEFICIENCY Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word deficiency. (exact relations)
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

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