inadequacy
Meaning of inadequacy
noun
- the state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required.
the inadequacy of available resources
the inadequacies of the present system
Information about inadequacy
- It is a name.
- The plural form of inadequacy is: inadequacies.
- Languages in which inadequacy is used:
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Hyphenation of inadequacy
in-ad-e-quacy
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- inadequacy is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
inadequacy synonyms
Meaning insufficiency:
Meaning inadequateness:
Meaning the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage:
Meaning a scarcity or lack of something:
Meaning the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts:
Meaning the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount:
Meaning a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts:
Meaning a lack or deficiency of something:
Meaning the state of being without or not having enough of something:
Meaning an insufficient stock or amount of something:
Meaning lack of quantity or quality; inadequacy:
Meaning inability to do something successfully; ineptitude:
Meaning the quality of not producing any significant or desired effect:
Meaning the state of not achieving maximum productivity; failure to make the best use of time or resources:
Meaning failure to produce the desired effect:
Meaning inability to achieve an intended purpose or desired outcome:
Meaning a feeling or state of despair; lack of hope:
Meaning inability to take effective action; helplessness:
Meaning lack of ability, influence, or power:
Meaning the condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others:
Meaning a fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person's character, a plan, or a system:
Meaning a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack:
Meaning an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character:
Meaning a weakness, especially in a person's character; a shortcoming:
Meaning the state or condition of being weak:
Meaning a limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction:
Meaning a mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object:
Meaning a fault, blemish, or undesirable feature:
Meaning an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules:
inadequacy antonyms
Meaning a very large quantity of something:
Meaning an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply:
Meaning the ability to do something successfully or efficiently:
Translation of inadequacy
- Portuguese: carência, deficiência
- French: déficit, manque, pénurie, carence
- German: Mangel
- Spanish: carencia, deficiencia
- Italian: mancanza, carenza
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