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# insufficiency

noun (insufficiency, insufficiencies)

«insufficiency» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Insufficiency means not having enough of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#m1)
2. (medicine) Insufficiency is when a body part does not work well enough, like heart insufficiency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths problems, an insufficiency of information means you cannot get the answer. In medicine, doctors use it for organs not working enough. In everyday life it is a formal word for a shortage. Phrases: an insufficiency of, kidney insufficiency.

### Examples

- The plan failed because of an insufficiency of money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#x1)
- The doctor said he had a heart valve insufficiency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#x2)
- There is an insufficiency of data to prove it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#x3)
- An insufficiency of water made the plants wilt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#x4)
- The judge noted the insufficiency of the evidence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#x5)
- Insufficiency of vitamin D can weaken bones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/#x6)

### Note

Formal; everyday words are «lack» or «shortage». Adjective: insufficient. In maths, «insufficient information» means the problem cannot be solved as given.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insufficiency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiency/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insufficiency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insufficiency.html) on Mova free.