insufficience

noun

Definition of insufficiencenext
as in deficiency

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  1. deficiency
  2. lack
  3. insufficiency
  4. shortcoming
  5. shortfall
  6. inadequacy
  7. need
  8. deficit
Noun
  • This initiative aims to identify and voluntarily treat testosterone deficiencies, which naturally occur as levels decline after age 30.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Regarding testosterone supplementation specifically, the interest of some patients has at times outpaced our scientific and medical understanding of testosterone deficiency and its management.
    — Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026
Definition of deficiency
Noun
  • The studies, and lack of follow-through, raise the issue about what could have averted the still-climbing death toll, and what steps need to be taken to prepare for an inevitable next earthquake.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • People on social media reacted to the Observer’s report with outrage at CMPD’s lack of transparency and disbelief in their conclusion, as well as gratitude to the Observer for digging into the subject.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of lack
Noun
  • However, Pope Leo is correct in emphasizing the insufficiency of AI ethics in the abstract.
    — Thomas A. Hemphill, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The results were consistent across most states lower rates of sleep insufficiency were associated with longer life expectancy.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of insufficiency
Noun
  • This can lead to unpredictable behavior, biased algorithms and ethical shortcomings—all of which can lead to harmful outputs with the potential to badly undermine customer trust.
    — Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Across his many novels and nonfiction books, Ghosh has been attempting to correct this shortcoming.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of shortcoming
Noun
  • With some funds set to dry up within weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed lawmakers to address the increasingly urgent shortfall.
    — Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
  • The college also suffered multi-million-dollar financial shortfalls, some tied to the misuse of bond money and state funds.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of shortfall
Noun
  • The Canadian catastrophe highlighted the inadequacies of the current system of supply and the lack of American credit.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • The West Indies made 125-7 and the inadequacy of that total was exposed by Australia hunting it down with seven overs to spare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of inadequacy
Noun
  • Being the venue everyone needs did not buy safety, and the American umbrella arrived after the fact rather than before it.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Growing need, few resources Women’s incarceration rates have grown at twice the pace of men’s in recent decades.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of need
Noun
  • Joe Mack shaved the Marlins’ deficit to 5-3 with a two-run homer off AJ Blubaugh in the seventh, his ninth home run of the season and second of the series.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Down 6-2 in seventh, and with runners on the corners, Padres reliever Bradgley Rodriguez was called for a balk to cut the deficit to three.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of deficit
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