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deficiency
/dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi/
noun
1.
a lack or shortage:
"deficiencies in material resources"
Similar
insufficiency
lack
shortage
want
dearth
inadequacy
deficit
shortfall
scarcity
scarceness
scantiness
paucity
absence
undersupply
sparseness
deprivation
meagreness
shortness
rare:
exiguity
exiguousness
Opposite
surplus
▪
a failing or shortcoming:
"for all its deficiencies it remains his most powerful play"
Similar
defect
fault
flaw
imperfection
weakness
weak spot/point
inadequacy
shortcoming
limitation
failing
Opposite
strength
▪
the amount by which something, especially revenue, falls short; a deficit:
"a budget deficiency of $96 billion"
Scrabble Points: 21
D
2
E
1
F
4
I
1
C
3
I
1
E
1
N
1
C
3
Y
4
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