insufficiency

/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/
noun
  1. The condition of not being enough or not being adequate for a purpose.
    • Doctors diagnosed a vitamin D insufficiency in many patients during the winter.
    • The report highlighted the insufficiency of the current security measures.
    • The insufficiency of funding forced the project to be canceled.
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