Inadequacy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈædɪkwəsɪ|
Brit.
|ɪnˈædɪkwəsɪ|
noun
- lack of an adequate quantity or number (syn: deficiency, insufficiency)
the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
- a lack of competence (syn: insufficiency)juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
- unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequateExtra examples
...the inadequacy of our servings was soon apparent, as hungry guests started clamoring for seconds...
...tried to blame others in order to hide the inadequacy of his leadership...
Unemployment can cause feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.
I'm quite aware of my own inadequacies.
Word forms
noun
singular: inadequacy
plural: inadequacies
singular: inadequacy
plural: inadequacies
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