Anagrams of: DEFICIENTNESS

• destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

• destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

• of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

• inadequate in amount or degree

• falling short of some prescribed norm

• the act of destroying a fetus

• containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• the justification for some act or belief

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• protection from harm

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

• 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)

• a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place