Definitions of inadequacy [ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si]

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Definition of 'inadequacy'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) inadequacy
the state or condition of being inadequate.

2. inadequacy
shortcoming; deficiency.

Etymology: (1780–90)

Definition of 'inadequacy'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency
lack of an adequate quantity or number
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

2. (noun) insufficiency, inadequacy
a lack of competence
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

3. (noun) inadequacy, inadequateness
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

Definition of 'inadequacy'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) inadequacy
the quality of being inadequate
the inadequacy of the government's response

2. inadequacy
the quality of not being capable
worries about my personal inadequacies; his inadequacy as a father

Definition of 'inadequacy'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) inadequacy
the quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness

Translation of 'inadequacy'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: not sufficient; not adequate inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.
Afrikaans: ontoereikendheid	Arabic: عَدَم كِفايَه، نَقْص	Bulgarian: недостатъчност
Brazilian: inadequação	Czech: nepřiměřenost	German: die Unzulänglichkeit
Danish: utilstrækkelighed	Greek: ανεπάρκεια	Spanish: insuficiencia; cualidad d
Estonian: ebapiisavus	Farsi: کمبود	Finnish: riittämättömyys
French: insuffisance	Hebrew: אי התאמה	Hindi: अपर्याप्तता
Croatian: nedostatnost	Hungarian: alkalmatlanság, elégtelen	Indonesian: kekurangan
Icelandic: vöntun; sem er ófullnægja	Italian: inadeguatezza	Japanese: 不適当
Korean: 부적절함	Lithuanian: nepakankamumas	Latvian: nepiemērotība; neatbilstī
Malay: ketidakcukupan	Dutch: ontoereikendheid	Norwegian: utilstrekkelighet, mangel
Polish: nieodpowiedniość	Persian: کمبود	Pashto: لږوالى، كموالى
Portuguese: inadequação	Romanian: inadecvare, nepotrivire	Russian: недостаточность
Slovak: neprimeranosť	Slovenian: neprimernost, nezadostnos	Serbian: neprikladnost
Swedish: otillräcklighet, bristfäl	Thai: ความขัดสน	Turkish: yetersizlik
Taiwanese: 不充份，不適當	Ukrainian: невідповідність вимогам;	Urdu: عدم کفایت
Vietnamese: sự không đủ	Chinese: 不充足，不适当
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