Unemployment can cause feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.inadequacyin‧ad‧e‧qua‧cy /ɪnˈædəkwəsi/ AWL noun (plural inadequacies) 
Unemployment can cause feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.2[uncountable] the fact of not being good enough in quality, ability, size etc for a particular purposeinadequacy of the inadequacy of local health care3[countable usually plural] a fault or weakness: I’m quite aware of my own inadequacies.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- My father teased me mercilessly to compensate for his own feelings of inadequacy.
- Parents were complaining about the school's inadequacies.
- Despite its many inadequacies, it gives us some picture of Sussex life as the Normans strengthened their hold.
- Essentially, all these blocks to communication and self-expression are to do with feelings of inadequacy, and poor self-image.
- He projected significant feelings of inadequacy.
- However, allowing credit to turn into debt is still viewed as a result of inadequacy or recklessness on the part of the individual.
- The inadequacy of communications cut Nice off from its hinterland, and condemned the entire county to poverty.
- The inadequacy of funding for child care and health coverage will manifest itself before long.
- The issue is further complicated by the lack of agreement on what constitutes illness and by the inadequacy of data.
- To them, it was a game, and those two had very large feelings of inadequacy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Unemployment can cause feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Unemployment can cause feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.· The search for personal inadequacy and behavioural defects has been the key focus of such research and policy.· By no means can Ford's failure be wholly attributed to his personal inadequacies.
VERB· But merely to recite examples of improvised education was to reveal their inadequacy.
WORD FAMILYnounadequacy ≠ inadequacyadjectiveadequate ≠ inadequateadverbadequately ≠ inadequately
1[uncountable] a feeling that you are not as good, clever, skilled etc as other people: Unemployment can cause feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.2[uncountable] the fact of not being good enough in quality, ability, size etc for a particular purposeinadequacy of the inadequacy of local health care3[countable usually plural] a fault or weakness: I’m quite aware of my own inadequacies.