insufficiency

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noun

The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.“The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.”

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Synonyms

unsufficiency deficiency inadequacy lack deficient insufficient deficit inadequate shortcoming underreporting failure underemployment shortage underdeveloped poor unsuitability scarcity

Associated

acth regurgitation adrenal varicose glucocorticoid corticosteroid cortisol aortic mitral aldosterone ald hypothyroidism

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