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How to pronounce “deficient”
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Pronunciation guide for deficient
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of deficient with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- What Happens to Sex in Midlife? A Look at the “Bedroom Gap”
I can literally see if she's deficient in estrogen.
- Definition summary
- Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce deficient
What Happens to Sex in Midlife? A Look at the “Bedroom Gap”
I can literally see if she's deficient in estrogen.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “deficient”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
- Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
- (mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n)<n.
- [Noun]
- A person who is deficient.
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