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deficiency - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
deficiency
Definition
(noun) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Synonyms
:
lack
,
want
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(noun) lack of an adequate quantity or number
Synonyms
:
inadequacy
,
insufficiency
Example Sentence
the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
Word used in video below:
text: mean the iodine deficiency
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