deficiency

• deficiency

deficiency

Noun

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

Synonyms:

• lack
• deficiency
• want

Noun

lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

Synonyms:

• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• deficiency