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- DictionaryDe·fi·cien·cy/dəˈfiSHənsē/
noun
- 1. a lack or shortage: "vitamin A deficiency in children"
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.
the state of not having, or not having enough, of something that is needed: Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency. deficiency in The blood tests revealed a deficiency in certain key minerals and vitamins. Synonym. lack of something. the state of not being good enough, or a fault that makes something not good enough:
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.
deficiency. [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. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
1. the state or quality of being deficient. 2. a lack or insufficiency; shortage. 3. (Accounting & Book-keeping) another word for deficit. 4. (Genetics) biology the absence of a gene or a region of a chromosome normally present.
a situation in which you do not have enough of something: a vitamin deficiency. deficiency noun [C, U] (FAULT) a mistake or fault in something so that it is not good enough: Parents are complaining of serious deficiencies in the education system. (Definition of deficiency from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
2 days ago · noun. 1. the quality or state of being deficient; absence of something essential; incompleteness. 2. Word forms: plural deˈficiencies. a. a shortage. b. the amount of shortage; deficit.
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.
