insufficiency
1
6.5
- noun
- /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/
:
insuficiencia
- The teacher noticed an insufficiency in the students' understanding of basic concepts, which affected their performance.
- food insufficiency
- household food insufficiency
- insufficiency of aid
Well, he saw it as insufficiency of will.
- Well, he saw it as insufficiency of will.
- Well, so the first is the admission of insufficiency, right?
- So one thing I will say is there are ways of dealing with demons and insufficiencies that you've developed through your childhood.
- The flip side of your insufficiencies are the opportunities that growth in those dimensions would represent.
- Of course, massively your fear of insufficiency and of not getting it right will drive you to do phenomenal things.
- It's due to an exaggerated presence of insufficiency.
- Well, that shows us that there's a kind of openness here, a insufficiency that we can look at.
- It's not full fear, it's not gripping you, but it's, you know, anxiety, worry, concern, insufficiency, shame.
Examples
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At the initial stage of data analysis, a set of narratives arose that depicted the insufficiency of empowerment in these dimensions.
Academic text (2007) -
At both extremes, the comprehension of new ideas is constrained by insufficiencies in the student's use of knowledge-seeking strategies.
Academic text (1992) -
Indeed, this insufficiency does not leave room merely for philosophy generally, but for political philosophy in particular.
Academic text (1995) -
At least one study has suggested that food insufficiency works through depression to influence overweight in household members.
Academic text (2012) -
Studies have found separate associations between financial strain, food insufficiency, and adverse mental health outcomes.
Academic text (2012) -
Despite the general prosperity of the United States, financial strain and food insufficiency were pervasive in this working population.
Academic text (2012) -
The flip side of your insufficiencies are the opportunities that growth in those dimensions would represent.
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Financial strain, food insufficiency, and symptoms of depression were common in our multiethnic sample of nursing home workers.
Academic text (2012) -
Our sample of low-wage nursing home workers had a high prevalence of food insufficiency and financial strain and reported many symptoms of depression.
Academic text (2012) -
We examined the role of household food insufficiency, financial strain, and work-family spillover on depressive symptoms in these employees.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
∞
1.3
Not having something you need or want
674
4.3
An amount by which money or resources are less than needed
253
2.7
Not having enough of something people need, like food or water
177
2.8
Not able to do something you need to do
133
1.4
Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act
98
4.5
Not having enough of something that is needed
92
4.4
Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill
30
5.8
A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need
29
4.4
A situation where there is not enough of something people need
18
7.4
A lack of skill that makes someone do tasks badly
7
8.6
A small amount of something that is not enough
3
6.8
Lack of ability to do a job or task well
3
6.4
Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly
1
6.0
Not being able to do something because you lack the ability
1
7.2
A small amount of something that people need
1
5.1
Not enough of something for people who need it
A lack of enough quality, amount or skill for a purpose
A lack of being real, strong, or convincing
A lack of ability to do something
A state of not being good at doing something
Not enough skill to do something well
Lack of ability to do a task or job well
Not able or qualified to do a job
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.3
A condition in which the kidneys cannot remove waste from the blood well
- Specialized
The heart cannot pump enough blood to the body, causing tiredness and shortness of breath
- Specialized
Not enough blood flows to the heart muscle, causing chest pain
How Sufficient
91
3.3
20
5.9
6
3.7
1
6.5
253
2.7
29
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
insufficiency = insufficient (transparent) = in + sufficient + cy
The noun meaning is clearly based on 'insufficient', but the -cy formation is somewhat less obvious because of the spelling change from the adjective form.
Etymology
Insufficiency comes from in- 'not' and sufficient 'enough', so it literally means 'not enough'. This is an easy memory hook: an insufficiency of skill, time, or money is simply not having enough of what you need.