deficienza

Definitions of deficienza
  1. noun
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    synonyms: assenza, carenza, difetto, insufficienza, mancanza, modestia, penuria, pochezza, ristrettezza, scarsità, strettezza
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    lontananza
    the state of being absent
    carestia, fame
    an acute insufficiency
    type of:
    bisogna, bisogno, necessità
    a condition requiring relief
  2. noun
    a flaw or weak point
    synonyms: astenia, debolezza, delicatezza, fiacchezza, fragilità, gracilità, lacuna, languore, mancamento, mancanza
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    imperfezione
    the state or an instance of being imperfect
  3. noun
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    synonyms: balordaggine, cretineria, ebetismo, grullaggine, grulleria, idiozia, insensatezza, minchioneria, ocaggine, ottusità, scemenza, scempiaggine, scimunitaggine, sciocchezza, stolidità, stoltezza, stupidaggine, stupidità
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    arretratezza
    lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
    insensatezza, stupidaggine
    the quality of being rash and foolish
    imbecillità
    extreme mental retardation
    imbecillità
    retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
    type of:
    inabilità, incapacità
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
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