deficiency Copy link Outline 1. most freq. express. by dēfĭcio, dēsum2. dēfectio (as something arising; not a state)3. dēfectus, ūs (= as state)4. angustiae, arum (straits5. diffĭcultas (prop. difficulty of providing)6. pēnūria7. lăcūna • deficiency: 1. most freq. express. by dēfĭcio, dēsum: as, he could not be exposed to a d. of timber, non materia deficere poterat, Caes. B. C. 2, 37: without any d. of cash, non deficiente crumena, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 11: v. wanting (to be), fail. 2. dēfectio (as something arising; not a state): v. failure. 3. dēfectus, ūs (= as state): Plin. 4. angustiae, arum (straits: q. v.): concerning the d. of provisions, de rei frumentariae angustiis, Caes.: Cic. 5. diffĭcultas (prop. difficulty of providing): d. of everything, omnium rerum d., Hirt. 6. pēnūria: a d. of females, p. mulierum, Liv.: d. of water, aquarum p., Sall. 7. lăcūna: v. deficit: cf. want, dearth. Phr.: a d. of wisdom, sapientiae parum. Sall.