insuffisance

Meaning

1. (feminine) shortfall; shortcoming; insufficiency
2. (feminine) failure (condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life)

Concepts

insufficiency

shortage

inadequacy

deficiency

lack

shortfall

shortcoming

absence

scarcity

defect

want

gap

flaw

dearth

deficit

loophole

paucity

scantiness

scarceness

constraint

shortness

skimpiness

tenuity

kidney failure

impairment

inadequateness

incompetence

inefficiency

fewness

Synonyms

manque

pénurie

déficit

défaut

déficience

rareté

privation

carence

disette

lacune

maigreur

échappatoire

imperfection

impropriété

inutilité

point faible

urgence

écart par rapport à l’objectif

moins-perçu

absence

Rareté

contrainte

défectuosité

entrave

faille

minceur

obstacle

parcimonie

pauvreté

vice

contre-performance

Translations

carência

insufficienza

mancanza

insuficiencia

Mangel

falta

carenza

deficiência

deficiencia

tekort

insuficiència

insuficiência

afwezigheid

tekortkoming

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛ̃.sy.fi.zɑ̃s/

Etymology

From in- + suffisance or insuffisant + -ance.