Insufficiency - Definition
insufficiency
n 1: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in
my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy
in the parents" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy]
2: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function
normally
3: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of
unemployment benefits" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy,
deficiency] [ant: adequacy, sufficiency]