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Deficient – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

Usage examples:

This diet is deficient in vitamin b
adjective

Having mental disabilities.

adjective

Having an intellectual disability.

adjective

Lacking or not good enough

Usage examples:

A diet that is deficient in protein is harmful to children.

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Translate deficient into Chinese (Simplified)}
不足, 匮乏, 贫, 欠, 匮, 残, 歉

Deficient: translate from English into Dutch

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Gebrekkig, Ontoereikend

Deficient: translate from English into French

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Déficient, Défectueux, Faible

Deficient: translate from English into German

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Mangelhaft, Defizient, Unzulänglich, Ungenügend, Lückenhaft

Deficient: translate from English into Hindi

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न्यून, कम, अपूर्ण, हीन, दोषयुक्त, अधूरा

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Carente, Deficiente, Insufficiente, Difettoso

Deficient: translate from English into Korean

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부족한

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Недостаточный, Недостающий, Несовершенный, Лишенный, Неполный

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Deficiente, Defectuoso, De falta

Word origin

late 16th century (originally in the theological phrase deficient cause, denoting a failure or deficiency that has a particular consequence): from Latin deficient- ‘failing’, from the verb de

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Deficient – similar words

deficiently

adverb

In a way that is not good enough

Usage examples:

The review failed to show that the attorney had performed deficiently., the system was deficiently …
Deficiently - all meanings in English

deficiency

noun

A lack or shortage.

Usage examples:

Deficiencies in material resources

Lack of an adequate quantity or number

noun

The lack of something that is needed in order to meet a particular standard or level of quality, or the thing that is lacking

Usage examples:

[ u ] many women suffer from iron deficiency.
Deficiency - all meanings in English

deficiencies

noun

A lack or shortage.

Usage examples:

Deficiencies in material resources
Deficiencies - all meanings in English

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