a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
Origin of shortcoming
First recorded in 1670–80; short + coming
SYNONYMS FOR shortcoming
fault, flaw, failing, weakness.
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Words nearby shortcoming
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After all, wearOS has been around for a while and received plenty of updates, but still has its share of shortcomings.
Fitbit Sense review|Brian Heater|September 24, 2020|TechCrunch
As a result, many advertisers that had been guaranteed to reach the usual number of people will likely be owed so-called “make-goods,” in which the networks run an advertiser’s ads to make up for the delivery shortcoming.
‘Significant under-delivery’: TV advertisers grapple with glut of live sports affecting viewership|Tim Peterson|September 24, 2020|Digiday
Stacey Hronowski and Artem Pasyechnyk founded the company after identifying a shortcoming in Metrc.
Among the PPP program’s many shortcomings was its failure to reach businesses owned by women and people of color, with enormous sums of money instead being directed to franchise locations of national chain restaurants.
Is the Government Just Going to Watch the Restaurant Industry Die?|Elazar Sontag|August 28, 2020|Eater
Recognizing this shortcoming, last year, we collected data on our staff, board, readers, events, podcast guests and stories to get a comprehensive idea of how well we reflected the region.
A Message to Our Readers on Newsroom Diversity|Voice of San Diego|July 15, 2020|Voice of San Diego
It also requires that liberals think differently about politics and not interpret every Obama shortcoming as some kind of sellout.
How Obama Can Become Our Era’s Reagan|Michael Tomasky|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a classic case of admitting a shortcoming and making it a strength.
Romney’s Lame Speech Might Have Gone Better Had He Learned From Bush 1 and Al Gore|Robert Shrum|September 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I saw PTSD not as some mental defect or shortcoming inside myself, but instead as an enemy.
The Killing of a Park Ranger on Mount Rainier Reminds Us to Help Returning Soldiers|Benjamin Tupper|January 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Of course, the fault is not only with the churches on the Range; it is a shortcoming of the churches everywhere.
The Church on the Changing Frontier|Helen O. Belknap
What a shortcoming was the wearisome routine of Overbecque to a mind full of the refined follies of Marie Antoinette's court!
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, v. 3, number 18|Various
Then he can only look his love and loyalty, wistfully, as if he felt his own shortcoming in the matter of speech.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
Any shortcoming in the payment of the full amount of deference, which she considered her due, was a great offence.
Fairy Fingers|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
She believed it was some fault, some shortcoming, of hers that had kept it from her.