how to pronounce insufficient

/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

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insufficient is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of insufficient in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… stop asian hate is insufficient as a …”

meanings of insufficient

adjective:

Not sufficient.

insufficient frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word insufficient occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics insufficient can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that insufficient can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;