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deficiency
noun
(de-fi-cien-cy)
lack of an adequate quantity or number
Synonyms:
inadequacy
,
insufficiency
,
deficiency
noun
(de-fi-cien-cy)
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Synonyms:
lack
,
want
,
Examples:
Water is the critical deficiency in desert regions.
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deficiency
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insufficiency
,
inadequacy
,
lack
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want
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,
shortcoming
,
irregularity
,
flaw
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
weakness
,
weaknesses
,
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,
anaemia
,
impairment
,
anemia
,
failure
,
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,
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,
paucity
,
anomaly
,
limitation
,
inconsistency
,
impairments
,
gaps
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
infirmity
,
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,
retardation
,
error
,
inaccuracy
,
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,
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,
deprivation
,
unavailability
,
differential
,
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,
incompetence
,
incompleteness
,
deficits
,
deficit
,
disability
,
vagueness
,
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,
variance
,
breach
,
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,
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,
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,
default
,
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,
iodine
,
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,
underemployment
,
fault
,
impropriety
,
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,
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,
disabilities
,
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,
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,
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,
limited
,
handicap
,
countervail
,
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,
elimination
,
compensation
,
offset
,
vacuum
,
pending
,
palace
,
waiting
,
vice
,
non-existence
,
imbalance
,
malabsorption
,
sideropenia
,
zinc deficiency
,
keratomalacia
,
pernicious anemia
,
defects
,
defectibility
,
problems
,
shortfalls
,
deficiency
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