deficiency

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
2. (countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
3. (countable, uncountable) The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
4. (countable, uncountable) The codimension of a linear system in the corresponding complete linear system.

Synonyms

defect

lack

shortage

want

flaw

shortcoming

deficit

inadequacy

scarcity

fault

imperfection

insufficiency

dearth

blemish

absence

failing

gap

vacancy

weakness

privation

need

diminution

arrears

incompleteness

short of

shortness

weak point

deprivation

scantness

shortfall

weak spot

deletion

feebleness

loss

inferiority

omission

requirement

frailty

fail

error

ellipse

deficient number

drawback

disgrace

indigence

disadvantage

default

blot

imperfectness

deterioration

Translations

Mangel

mancanza

deficienza

tekort

carência

deficiencia

manque

déficience

carenza

Manko

défaut

falta

insuffisance

Fehler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: dēficientia

In summary

From deficient + -cy. Compare Latin dēficientia.