deficiency

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  2. noun lack of an adequate quantity or number

Etymology

From deficient + -cy. Compare Latin dēficientia.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lack, want

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