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[ in-ad-i-kwuh-see ] / ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inadequacy ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural in·ad·e·qua·cies for 2. Also in·ad·e·quate·ness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis]. /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/. the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency. something inadequate; defect: The plan has many inadequacies. Origin of inadequacyFirst recorded in 1780–90; inadequ(ate) + -acy Words nearby inadequacyinactivate, inactivated poliovirus vaccine, inactive, inactive repressor, in addition, inadequacy, inadequate, inadequate personality, inadequate stimulus, in a dither, inadmissible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inadequacyIn short, we found ways to couch messages of failure or inadequacy. Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating|Ellie Schaack|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST Ours is the Caiman model, a 6x6 behemoth that weighs in at over 15 tons and makes Humvees shrivel up with feelings of inadequacy. Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank?|Andy Hinds|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST What are not rare are feelings of inadequacy and even suicidal despair. Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression?|Emily de la Bruyere|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The inadequacy of equipment and technology offered a comfortable answer. Rethink Everything You Think You Know About World War II|David Frum|February 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the one side, there is envy, shame, inadequacy, longing, deprivation, and a sense of being left out. Income Inequality Within Families is Emerging as a Major Issue|Janna Malamud Smith|January 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST In his ninth symphony he made his only confession of the inadequacy of his instrumental means. How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson Inadequacy, helplessness, gaucherie, prove that the feelings are bigger than the eloquence. The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes But in "Hamlet" the inadequacy of the stage is of another kind. The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various The 'felicific calculus' is enough to show the inadequacy of his method. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen The inadequacy of the teaching, however, was not the primal cause of the characteristic. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick
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