deficiency

Phonetic Respelling: [ dih-fish-uhn-see ]

Definition:

n. a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

Sentence:

Iron deficiency may leave you feeling sapped of energy.

More example sentences:

Iron deficiency may leave you feeling sapped of energy.

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He has gamma globulin deficiency.

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Alkaline phosphatase deficiency is a hereditary trait called hypophosphatasia.

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Synonyms:

lack; shortage; inadequacy

Antonyms:

abundance

How many syllables in deficiency?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide deficiency into syllables:

de-fi-cien-cy

Deficiency rhymes:

Four Syllable Rhymes
- efficiency
- proficiency
- sufficiency
Five Syllable Rhymes
- inefficiency
- self-sufficiency
Seven Syllable Rhymes
- immuno

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