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Nonexistence vs Insufficiency - What's the difference?

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Nonexistence is a related term of insufficiency.


As nouns the difference between nonexistence and insufficiency

is that nonexistence is the state of not existing while insufficiency is the lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.

nonexistence

English

Noun

  • The state of not existing.
  • The nonexistence of Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy came as something of a shock .

    insufficiency

    English

    Noun

    (insufficiencies)
  • The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.
  • The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.

    Synonyms

    * unsufficiency (obsolete)