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Definition of inadequacy in English: inadequacynounPlural inadequacies ɪnˈadɪkwəsiɪnˈædɪkwəsi mass noun1The state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required. the inadequacy of available resources count noun the inadequacies of the present system Example sentencesExamples - At the same time the inadequacy of all the present radical groupings in the party was cruelly demonstrated.
- Government is committed to removing the inadequacies in infrastructure facilities through a mix of policy and fiscal measures.
- A further consequence of the strength of conservative morality is the inadequacy of sex education.
- The cause of famine, consequently, is not an inadequacy of food.
- Several studies have shown the inadequacy of the 15-minute office visit in providing patients adequate information.
- But the greatest single cause of the Voronezh disaster was undoubtedly the inadequacy of Hungarian equipment.
- The inadequacies of observation in our field are well-known.
- One of the main concerns about the plan centred on the inadequacy of the current sewage system.
- The inadequacy of the material is not in itself a ground for prohibition.
- Even so, Barker sees decided inadequacies in the performance of this crucial figure.
- Its financial inadequacies are all the more reason for the MIA to add some creative flair to its image.
- We introduce this piece by underscoring the inadequacies of the myriad definitions of terrorism.
- And the inadequacies in the laws themselves are a third impediment to justice.
- This inadequacy in the analysis reflected the inadequacy in the theory.
- The successfully treated seriously ill are also affected by these service inadequacies.
- The Civil War had demonstrated the inadequacy of the old coastal forts.
- The inadequacy of the insulation may have caused condensation, giving rise to a risk of further outbreaks of dry rot.
- More demanding tasks can soon show the inadequacy of low amounts of RAM.
- The heuristic inadequacy of contemporary Marxism is contained in these two sentences.
- History has, yet again, proven the inadequacies of this analysis.
Synonyms insufficiency, deficiency, scantness, scarcity, scarceness, sparseness, dearth, paucity, poverty, shortage, want, lack, undersupply paltriness, meagreness, niggardliness sketchiness, incompleteness, limitedness, restrictedness rare exiguity, exiguousness incompetence, incapability, unfitness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, inefficiency, inefficacy, inexpertness, lack of skill, lack of proficiency, ineptness, uselessness, hopelessness, impotence, powerlessness amateurishness, inferiority, unsatisfactoriness, substandardness shortcoming, defect, fault, failing, weakness, weak point, limitation, flaw, imperfection, Achilles heel loophole - 1.1 Inability to deal with a situation or with life.
her feelings of personal inadequacy Example sentencesExamples - If it has a blemish or two - as in the contrived end - the director should be excused for very human inadequacies.
- When we are confronted with massive natural disasters, our own feelings of inadequacy are almost inevitable.
- The manner in which he mishandled the Reid situation was indicative of his inadequacies.
- Scott is excellent as a victim of inadequacy, who is easily persuaded to suspend his morals.
- Like an avenging angel, the stranger forces the menfolk to confront their own inadequacies.
- It is the locus of our inadequacy; it expresses the void that it appears to fill.
- We can never be perfect, so we often have a sense of failure or inadequacy no matter how well we perform.
- We must not look to blaming the referee to cover up our own inadequacies, but he had a poor game.
- Many, even most, students hold personal fears of inadequacy that undermine their ability to move forward.
- The quick impression is of success, the full picture is of unbridled inadequacy.
- Sometimes village idiots get lumped with a role much bigger than them, and try to fulfil it despite their inadequacies.
- Actively dispute with yourself internal messages of inadequacy.
- Was it possible this bold, confident man felt some inadequacy about his background?
- You were simply stoic in the face of my inadequacy.
- There is also an element of loneliness, but again it is not based on deprivation, inadequacy or rejection.
- Any thoughtful president must surely have infinitely greater moments of inwardly perceived inadequacy.
- She turned small issues into huge problems, spent hours ruminating about perceived inadequacies, and feared rejection.
- A gaggle of girls walked past Jay tittering at his inadequacies.
- Distorted, slurred vocals suggest greatness without having any inadequacies exposed.
- Comparisons with other cultures need no longer engender feelings of inferiority and inadequacy.
Definition of inadequacy in US English: inadequacynouninˈadikwəsēɪnˈædɪkwəsi 1The state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required. the inadequacy of available resources Example sentencesExamples - This inadequacy in the analysis reflected the inadequacy in the theory.
- The successfully treated seriously ill are also affected by these service inadequacies.
- The Civil War had demonstrated the inadequacy of the old coastal forts.
- And the inadequacies in the laws themselves are a third impediment to justice.
- Even so, Barker sees decided inadequacies in the performance of this crucial figure.
- The cause of famine, consequently, is not an inadequacy of food.
- The inadequacies of observation in our field are well-known.
- Several studies have shown the inadequacy of the 15-minute office visit in providing patients adequate information.
- Its financial inadequacies are all the more reason for the MIA to add some creative flair to its image.
- A further consequence of the strength of conservative morality is the inadequacy of sex education.
- One of the main concerns about the plan centred on the inadequacy of the current sewage system.
- The heuristic inadequacy of contemporary Marxism is contained in these two sentences.
- But the greatest single cause of the Voronezh disaster was undoubtedly the inadequacy of Hungarian equipment.
- Government is committed to removing the inadequacies in infrastructure facilities through a mix of policy and fiscal measures.
- The inadequacy of the material is not in itself a ground for prohibition.
- The inadequacy of the insulation may have caused condensation, giving rise to a risk of further outbreaks of dry rot.
- History has, yet again, proven the inadequacies of this analysis.
- More demanding tasks can soon show the inadequacy of low amounts of RAM.
- At the same time the inadequacy of all the present radical groupings in the party was cruelly demonstrated.
- We introduce this piece by underscoring the inadequacies of the myriad definitions of terrorism.
Synonyms insufficiency, deficiency, scantness, scarcity, scarceness, sparseness, dearth, paucity, poverty, shortage, want, lack, undersupply incompetence, incapability, unfitness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, inefficiency, inefficacy, inexpertness, lack of skill, lack of proficiency, ineptness, uselessness, hopelessness, impotence, powerlessness shortcoming, defect, fault, failing, weakness, weak point, limitation, flaw, imperfection, achilles heel - 1.1 Inability to deal with a situation or with life.
her feelings of personal inadequacy Example sentencesExamples - When we are confronted with massive natural disasters, our own feelings of inadequacy are almost inevitable.
- Any thoughtful president must surely have infinitely greater moments of inwardly perceived inadequacy.
- A gaggle of girls walked past Jay tittering at his inadequacies.
- You were simply stoic in the face of my inadequacy.
- The quick impression is of success, the full picture is of unbridled inadequacy.
- She turned small issues into huge problems, spent hours ruminating about perceived inadequacies, and feared rejection.
- It is the locus of our inadequacy; it expresses the void that it appears to fill.
- Scott is excellent as a victim of inadequacy, who is easily persuaded to suspend his morals.
- We can never be perfect, so we often have a sense of failure or inadequacy no matter how well we perform.
- We must not look to blaming the referee to cover up our own inadequacies, but he had a poor game.
- Many, even most, students hold personal fears of inadequacy that undermine their ability to move forward.
- Actively dispute with yourself internal messages of inadequacy.
- Distorted, slurred vocals suggest greatness without having any inadequacies exposed.
- Comparisons with other cultures need no longer engender feelings of inferiority and inadequacy.
- The manner in which he mishandled the Reid situation was indicative of his inadequacies.
- There is also an element of loneliness, but again it is not based on deprivation, inadequacy or rejection.
- Sometimes village idiots get lumped with a role much bigger than them, and try to fulfil it despite their inadequacies.
- Was it possible this bold, confident man felt some inadequacy about his background?
- Like an avenging angel, the stranger forces the menfolk to confront their own inadequacies.
- If it has a blemish or two - as in the contrived end - the director should be excused for very human inadequacies.
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