insufficiency
US /ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
UK /ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
1.
the quality of being inadequate or insufficient
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The insufficiency of funds led to the project's delay.
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There was an insufficiency of evidence to convict him.
the quality of being inadequate or insufficient