Deficiency

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages de·fi·cien·cy /dəˈfiSHənsē/ noun noun: deficiency; plural noun: deficiencies 1) a lack or shortage. "vitamin A deficiency in children" Similar: insufficiency lack shortage want dearth inadequacy deficit shortfall scarcity scarceness scantiness paucity absence undersupply sparseness deprivation meagerness shortness exiguity exiguousness Opposite: surplus 2) a failing or shortcoming. "they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them" Similar: defect fault flaw imperfection weakness weak spot/point inadequacy shortcoming limitation failing Opposite: strength