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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-fish-uhn-see
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɪʃ ən si



Definition of deficiencies

Origin :
  • 1630s, from deficience (mid-15c.) + -cy; or from Late Latin deficientia, from deficientem (see deficient).
  • noun imperfection, inadequacy
Example sentences :
  • I feel and confess my own deficiencies as an individual member.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Still, nowadays it is reported that nearly all deficiencies have been made good.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Its variety and symmetry.painters, and see if it atones for the deficiencies of the stems.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • Deficiencies in individuals, as in States, have their value and import.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • These two deficiencies, if deficiencies they be, only endear him the more to us.
  • Extract from : « The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault » by Charles Perrault
  • Those who come to grief do so from their own failings and deficiencies.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • She knows her deficiencies, and will not face stormy weather, if she can help it.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • Morgan himself, however, almost made up for all deficiencies.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • This is done annually in some libraries, and the deficiencies reported.
  • Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
  • It became her fate to supply all other people's defects and deficiencies.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 » by Various

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