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Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will.
Francesco Guicciardini

Meaning of "insufficiency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSUFFICIENCY

insufficiency  [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSUFFICIENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insufficiency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INSUFFICIENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of insufficiency in the English dictionary

The definition of insufficiency in the dictionary is Also called: insufficience. the state of being insufficient. Other definition of insufficiency is failure in the functioning of an organ, tissue, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSUFFICIENCY


agency
ˈeɪdʒənsɪ
cecutiency
sɪˈkjuːʃənsɪ
consistency
kənˈsɪstənsɪ
currency
ˈkʌrənsɪ
deficiency
dɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
dissentiency
dɪˈsɛnʃənsɪ
efficiency
ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
emergency
ɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
frequency
ˈfriːkwənsɪ
immunodeficiency
ˌimjʊnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
inefficiency
ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
physiciancy
fɪˈzɪʃənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ
pregnancy
ˈprɛɡnənsɪ
proficiency
prəˈfɪʃənsɪ
self-sufficiency
ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənsɪ
sentiency
ˈsenʃənsɪ
sufficiency
səˈfɪʃənsɪ
superefficiency
ˌsuːpərɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
trenchancy
ˈtrɛntʃənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSUFFICIENCY

insubordinately
insubordination
insubstantial
insubstantiality
insubstantially
insucken
insufferable
insufferableness
insufferably
insufficience
insufficient
insufficiently
insufflate
insufflation
insufflator
insula
insulae
insulant
insular
insularism

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSUFFICIENCY

adrenal insufficiency
current efficiency
energy efficiency
enzyme deficiency
expediency
fuel efficiency
heat efficiency
immune deficiency
leniency
luminous efficiency
mental deficiency
parturiency
protein deficiency
quantum efficiency
resiliency
saliency
tendency
thermal efficiency
transiency
vitamin deficiency
volumetric efficiency

Synonyms and antonyms of insufficiency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSUFFICIENCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insufficiency» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insufficiency

Translation of «insufficiency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSUFFICIENCY

Find out the translation of insufficiency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insufficiency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insufficiency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insuficiencia
570 millions of speakers

English

insufficiency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недостаточность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insuficiência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপ্রতুলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insuffisance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Insuffizienz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不足
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insufficiency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपुरेपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetmezlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insufficienza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewydolność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недостатність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insuficiență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπάρκεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontoereikendheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

insufficiens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insuffisiens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insufficiency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSUFFICIENCY»

The term «insufficiency» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.178 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSUFFICIENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «insufficiency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «insufficiency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insufficiency

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2 QUOTES WITH «INSUFFICIENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word insufficiency.
1
Francesco Guicciardini
Pay no heed to those who tell you that they have relinquished place and power of their own accord, and from their love of quiet. For almost always they have been brought to this retirement by their insufficiency and against their will.
2
Maimonides
Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSUFFICIENCY»

Discover the use of insufficiency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insufficiency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Annotation Chronic Venous Insufficiency, the first volume in the Contemporary Endovascular Management series, presents a current, succinct review of the rapidly evolving field of venous disease.
Mark G. Davies, Alan B. Lumsden, 2011
2
Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Diagnosis and Treatment
Overview. Epidemiological studies can provide information on the spectrum and frequency of venous disease in a population and help physicians better understand its scope and incidence. Such information not only contributes to the  ...
Jeffrey L. Ballard, John J. Bergan, 2000
3
Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency - ECAB
Overall, the book presents to the readers an excellent compilation of clinically applicable literature sourced from the most acclaimed physicians across globe.
Pramod Kumar Garg, 2013
4
The Radical Insufficiency of Human Life: The Poetry of R. de ...
The postromantic works of the Spaniard Rosalía de Castro and the Colombian José Asunción Silva are indispensable in any anthology of 19th century Spanish and Latin American poetry.
Aileen Dever, 2000
5
Advances in Hepatic Insufficiency Research and Treatment: ...
The editors have built Advances in Hepatic Insufficiency Research and Treatment: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about ZZZAdditional Research in this book to be deeper than ...
‎2013
6
Constipation and Ano-Rectal Insufficiency
This volume, the proceedings of Falk Symposium No. 95 held in Freiburg, Germany, October 28-30, 1996, concentrates on clinically relevant and open questions rather than trying to cover the whole field in all details.
Klaus Ewe, V.F. Eckardt, P. Enck, 1997
7
Microcirculation in Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Written by leading experts in the field, this book provides the first synopsis of the role of microcirculatory disturbances in chronic venous insufficiency.
K. Messmer, 1999
8
The Washington Manual of Critical Care
27 ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN CRITICAL ILLNESS Timothy J. Bedient and Marin H. Kollef A ^^^n increase in circulating and tissue corticosteroid levels during critical illness is an important adaptive response. Normally, severe illness and ...
Marin H. Kollef, Timothy J. Bedient, Warren Isakow, 2008
9
Advances in Respiratory Insufficiency Research and ...
Advances in Respiratory Insufficiency Research and Treatment: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Respiratory Insufficiency in a concise format.
‎2012
10
The Insufficiency of Maps: A Novel
In this powerful debut novel by award-winning Nora Pierce, a young girl must discover the meaning of self and family as she struggles to find her place between two contrasting realities.
Nora Pierce, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSUFFICIENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insufficiency is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fortress Biotech Subsidiary, Altamira Bio, Acquires NIH License and …
... we have very compelling data on how ManNAc administration could supplement the genetic insufficiency to help these patients to normalize ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
2
Prensa Latina News Agency - Quality, Sovereignty Among Topics …
He also noted the growing of the privatization in education and insufficiency in training Colombian teachers. sc/yor/rob/tgp. Modificado el ( viernes, 17 de julio de ... «Prensa Latina, Jul 15»
3
The Confluence of African Politics: Brazil, Cuba and the U.S.
BALL: And his critique, just so, for people who don't know, was based on their insufficiency in dealing with white supremacy, racism, and--. «The Real News Network, Jul 15»
4
Landmark University produces 59 first class graduates | P.M. NEWS …
He said the time was ripe for stakeholders to proffer a lasting solution to the nation's perennial food insufficiency and poverty challenges to ... «P.M. News, Jul 15»
5
Promoting Optimal Nutrition with Digestive Enzymes - ProHealth
Chronic alcohol abuse, atrophic gastritis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic insufficiency, lactose intolerance, diverticulosis, and celiac disease ... «ProHealth, Jul 15»
6
Over Dependence On Oil Threat To National Stability, Agric …
Joseph Afolayan, reiterated the institution's commitment to agrarian revolution drive to solve the nation's poverty and food insufficiency ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
7
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY), Carnival (NYSE:CCL), Abbott
Its Established Pharmaceutical Products segment offers branded generic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency; ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
8
Meal in microcosm - Dallas Voice
It's failing was more of omission than commission: An insufficiency of diced pineapple — which, aside from being trimmed off a trompo, is the ... «Dallas Voice, Jul 15»
9
Fair Trial Of Cheque Bounce Cases In The Light Of The Amendment …
The section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, deals with the offence pertaining to dishonor of Cheque for insufficiency, etc, of funds ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
10
Research and Markets: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency - 2015 …
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency - Pipeline Insights provides the in-depth analysis of the pipeline assets across the Exocrine Pancreatic ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»

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