Associations to the word «Inadequacy»
Wiktionary
INADEQUACY, noun. The state of being inadequate.
INADEQUACY, noun. A shortage of required material.
INADEQUACY, noun. A lack of competence or ability.
Dictionary definition
INADEQUACY, noun. Lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits".
INADEQUACY, noun. A lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents".
INADEQUACY, noun. Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate.
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