deficit

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
noun a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
noun (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing

From French déficit, from Latin dēficit. Related to defect.

Deficiente pecu, deficit omne, nia. — Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais
"Unfortunately both our reckonings show the same deficit. — The Youngest Girl in the Fifth: A School Story, Angela Brazil
Deficit, on the contrary, is the normal state of intelligence. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri

shortage, shortfall

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