deficiency

eksiklik, yetersizlik

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Basit İngilizce açıklama: A lack of something needed, or having less of it than is necessary.

• The test showed an iron deficiency.
• A poor diet can cause vitamin deficiencies.
• They found a serious deficiency in the safety system.

Nasıl kullanılır: a deficiency in something (The report identified a deficiency in staff training.); a deficiency of something (A deficiency of iron can make you feel tired.)

Eş anlamlılar: lack, shortage

Zıt anlamlılar: excess

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: vitamin deficiency, iron deficiency, deficiency in something