deficiency
noun
the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.
deficiencies
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pluralof deficiency.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The levies included a $750 million civil money penalty from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency related to anti-money-laundering deficiencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
When the researchers accounted for existing skin conditions and nutritional deficiencies, some of the differences between the groups became smaller.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The board papers contained a further report, headed Response to the Independent Stillbirth Review, which said four cases were assessed as having care deficiencies likely to have affected the outcome for the baby.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
So, arbitrarily boosting testosterone is not good for young men without deficiencies.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
When George began to watch the Washington oarsmen on the water, he quickly spotted inefficiencies and deficiencies in the mechanics of their stroke that no amount of fiddling with a skeleton could fix.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
