in·suf·fi·cien·cy /ˌɪn(t)səˈfɪʃənsɪ/ 名詞
1. The quality or state of being insufficient; lack 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. Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
n 1: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my
report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy
in the parents" [syn: inadequacy]
2: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function
3: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of
unemployment benefits" [syn: inadequacy, deficiency]
[ant: sufficiency, sufficiency]