shortcomingnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈʃɔːtˌkʌm.ɪŋ//ˌʃɔːtˈkʌm.ɪŋ/us/ˈʃɔːrtˌkʌm.ɪŋ/C1 a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard:
Whatever his shortcomings as a husband, he was a good father to his children.
Like any political system, it has its shortcomings.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- errata
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- false move
- irregularity
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
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