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| in·suf·fi·cien·cy [ ìn sə físh'nssee ] (plural in·suf·fi·cien·cies) |
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1. not enough: a smaller number or lesser amount than is needed
 an insufficiency of provisions for a long cruise
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2. medicine unfitness or failure: the inability or failure to perform competently, adequately, or as usual
cardiac insufficiency
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3. failure to measure up: a failure to meet a standard or requirement
felt his own insufficiency for the task
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