insufficiency

insufficiency is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker.

[2] Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.

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