Insufficiency
Pronunciation : In`suf*fi"cien*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.]
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc. The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker.
2. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913