deficiency
pronunciation
How to pronounce deficiency in British English:
UK [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]
How to pronounce deficiency in American English:
US [dɪˈfɪʃnsi]
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- Noun:
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- lack of an adequate quantity or number
Word Origin
- deficiency (n.)
- 1630s, from deficience (mid-15c.) + -cy; or from Late Latin deficientia, from deficientem (see deficient).
Example
- 1. Many children in the poor area had calcium deficiency .
- 2. Have you ever known anyone with a protein deficiency ?
- 3. Teenagers are also at risk for vitamin d deficiency .
- 4. Sections . Html 's single biggest deficiency for long documents is its lack of sections .
- 5. Causes include copper or iron deficiency and lead poisoning .