{
    "term": "deficiency",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state of not having, or not having enough of, something that is essential",
            "sensetop": "deficiency (in something)deficiency of something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.",
                    "contextForm": "deficiency (in something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a deficiency of vitamin B",
                    "contextForm": "deficiency of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's suffering from a severe vitamin deficiency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've been prescribed iron tablets to make up the deficiency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lack of sunlight can cause deficiency in vitamin D."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These symptoms indicate a protein deficiency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The condition is caused by a deficiency of calcium."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "shortage",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["major", "serious", "severe"],
                "verb + deficiency": ["have", "suffer from", "correct"],
                "preposition": ["deficiency in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a fault or a weakness in something/somebody that makes it or them less successful",
            "sensetop": "deficiency (in something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "deficiencies in the computer system"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He considers the lack of central control to be a serious deficiency."
                },
                {
                    "text": "serious deficiencies in the health service"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The deficiencies in their argument are easy to spot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unless these underlying deficiencies are rectified the system can never be efficient."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The deficiencies of medical care in poorer areas are many."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["major", "serious", "severe"],
                "verb + deficiency": ["have", "suffer from", "correct"],
                "preposition": ["deficiency in"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈfɪʃnsi/",
                "audio": "de/deficiency/deficiency__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈfɪʃnsi/",
                "audio": "de/deficiency/deficiency__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}