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- Dictionarydeficiency/dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi/
noun
- 1. a lack or shortage: "deficiencies in material resources" Similar Opposite
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DEFICIENCY definition: 1. the state of not having, or not having enough, of something that is needed: 2. the state of not…. Learn more.
The meaning of DEFICIENCY is the quality or state of being defective or of lacking some necessary quality or element : the quality or state of being deficient : inadequacy. How to use deficiency in a sentence.
Deficiency definition: the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.. See examples of DEFICIENCY used in a sentence.
A deficiency is an insufficient amount of something. If you feel sluggish and tired all day, you might have an iron deficiency, meaning you aren't eating enough iron-rich foods. You are most likely to hear the word deficiency in regard to health, like a sleep deficiency.
noun. /dɪˈfɪʃnsi/ (plural deficiencies) [uncountable, countable] the state of not having, or not having enough of, something that is essential synonym shortage. deficiency (in something) Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness. deficiency of something a deficiency of Vitamin B. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
de·fi·cien·cy. (dĭ-fĭsh′ən-sē) n. pl. de·fi·cien·cies. 1. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy. 2. A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health: a nutritional deficiency.
DEFICIENCY definition: 1. a situation in which you do not have enough of something: 2. a mistake or fault in something so…. Learn more.
DEFICIENCY meaning: 1 : a lack of something that is needed the state of not having enough of something necessary; 2 : a problem in the way something is made or formed.
Deficiency definition: The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
