What is another word for Deficiencies?

Pronunciation: [dɪfˈɪʃənsɪz] (IPA)

Deficiencies is a term used to describe the lack or insufficiency of something. Over time, this word has become a commonly used term in different areas of life. However, sometimes it is necessary to use its synonyms to provide a more nuanced understanding of the specific nature of a deficiency. Some synonyms of deficiencies include inadequacies, deficits, scarcity, shortage, insufficiency, and dearth. Each of these words has slightly different connotations and can be used to describe different situations. Using synonyms can help to break up the repetition of a particular word while still conveying the intended meaning.

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Usage examples for Deficiencies

Revelations in Parliament as late as July 13 showed, as mentioned above, great Deficiencies in equipment.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
Of what possible importance were a few Deficiencies in speech, a too vivid phraseology, the lack of the little courtesies which mark a man of the world?
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
The old English laws which for centuries first fixed labourers' wages, and then made up the Deficiencies of the wages, if such occurred, out of the poor rates, were certainly socialistic, and the commission that inquired into their working sixty years ago reported that their worst effect had been to make the labourers such poor workers that they were hardly worth the wages they got.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

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