deficience

As nouns the difference between handicap and deficience

is that handicap is something that prevents, hampers, or hinders while deficience is (obsolete) deficiency.

As a verb handicap

is to encumber with a handicap in any contest.

As nouns the difference between shortcomings and deficience

is that shortcomings is plural of shortcoming while deficience is deficiency.

As an adjective defective

is .

As a noun deficience is

(obsolete) deficiency.

As nouns the difference between terms and deficience

is that terms is while deficience is (obsolete) deficiency.

As nouns the difference between deficiency and deficience

is that deficiency is inadequacy or incompleteness while deficience is deficiency.