Deficiency
Deficiency noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Faculty is an antonym for deficiency.
Faculty
Faculty noun - The physical or mental power to do something.
Usage example: the belief that if someone loses their sight, all of their other physical faculties are heightened
Deficiency is an antonym for faculty.
How words are described
| mental | mental deficiency | mental faculty |
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