deficiency
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
A failing, shortcoming, or lack of an adequate quantity or number.
Framework senses
- §1
- A failing, shortcoming, or lack of an adequate quantity or number.
- §1
- lack of an adequate quantity or number
- §2
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A failing, shortcoming, or lack of an adequate quantity or number.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column