Definition of ineffectiveness in English:
ineffectiveness
noun ɪnɪˈfɛktɪvnəsˌɪnəˈfɛktɪvnəs
mass nounThe quality of not producing any significant or desired effect.
the report highlighted the ineffectiveness of sanctions
the guidelines advise against antibiotics because of their ineffectiveness
Example sentencesExamples
- I have no time now to look for studies portraying the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of homeopathic remedies in patient studies.
- Many of the parents qualified their comments about punitive interventions with statements about the ineffectiveness of their efforts.
- I generally agree with your observations about the apparent ineffectiveness of many of the new airport security measures.
- Many academics and community members routinely complain about the absence or ineffectiveness of national black leaders in their battle against such pressing issues as AIDS, incarceration, and punitive welfare policies.
- The youth felt a rage coming on, like a pestered caged animal, and cursed the ineffectiveness of his single-shot rifle.
- The relative ineffectiveness of the one-day protest says much about the long odds the opposition faces in ousting the president.
- In his essay, he demonstrated the ineffectiveness of interest rates in controlling business cycles.
- They have insufficient time to educate patients about the ineffectiveness of antibiotics.
- What emerges from her investigation of government policies is a picture of extreme bureaucratic confusion and ineffectiveness.
- Individual ineffectiveness, indiscipline and corruption remain endemic among modern police officers.
- Even without corruption, ineffectiveness and inefficiency in the use of public money would follow decentralization, as a result of a lack of skills and knowledge.
Definition of ineffectiveness in US English:
ineffectiveness
nounˌinəˈfektivnəsˌɪnəˈfɛktɪvnəs
The quality of not producing any significant or desired effect.
the report highlighted the ineffectiveness of sanctions
the guidelines advise against antibiotics because of their ineffectiveness
Example sentencesExamples
- What emerges from her investigation of government policies is a picture of extreme bureaucratic confusion and ineffectiveness.
- In his essay, he demonstrated the ineffectiveness of interest rates in controlling business cycles.
- Many of the parents qualified their comments about punitive interventions with statements about the ineffectiveness of their efforts.
- The relative ineffectiveness of the one-day protest says much about the long odds the opposition faces in ousting the president.
- Even without corruption, ineffectiveness and inefficiency in the use of public money would follow decentralization, as a result of a lack of skills and knowledge.
- I have no time now to look for studies portraying the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of homeopathic remedies in patient studies.
- I generally agree with your observations about the apparent ineffectiveness of many of the new airport security measures.
- The youth felt a rage coming on, like a pestered caged animal, and cursed the ineffectiveness of his single-shot rifle.
- Individual ineffectiveness, indiscipline and corruption remain endemic among modern police officers.
- Many academics and community members routinely complain about the absence or ineffectiveness of national black leaders in their battle against such pressing issues as AIDS, incarceration, and punitive welfare policies.
- They have insufficient time to educate patients about the ineffectiveness of antibiotics.