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 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 flag Afrikaans: ontoereikendheid Arabic flag Arabic: عَدَم كِفايَه، نَقْص Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: недостатъчност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: inadequação Czech flag Czech: nepřiměřenost German flag German: die Unzulänglichkeit
Danish flag Danish: utilstrækkelighed Greek flag Greek: ανεπάρκεια Spanish flag Spanish: insuficiencia; cualidad d
Estonian flag Estonian: ebapiisavus Farsi flag Farsi: کمبود Finnish flag Finnish: riittämättömyys
French flag French: insuffisance Hebrew flag Hebrew: אי התאמה Hindi flag Hindi: अपर्याप्तता
Croatian flag Croatian: nedostatnost Hungarian flag Hungarian: alkalmatlanság, elégtelen Indonesian flag Indonesian: kekurangan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vöntun; sem er ófullnægja Italian flag Italian: inadeguatezza Japanese flag Japanese: 不適当
Korean flag Korean: 부적절함 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nepakankamumas Latvian flag Latvian: nepiemērotība; neatbilstī
Malay flag Malay: ketidakcukupan Dutch flag Dutch: ontoereikendheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: utilstrekkelighet, mangel
Polish flag Polish: nieodpowiedniość Persian flag Persian: کمبود Pashto flag Pashto: لږوالى، كموالى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: inadequação Romanian flag Romanian: inadecvare, nepotrivire Russian flag Russian: недостаточность
Slovak flag Slovak: neprimeranosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: neprimernost, nezadostnos Serbian flag Serbian: neprikladnost
Swedish flag Swedish: otillräcklighet, bristfäl Thai flag Thai: ความขัดสน Turkish flag Turkish: yetersizlik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 不充份,不適當 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: невідповідність вимогам; Urdu flag Urdu: عدم کفایت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự không đủ Chinese flag Chinese: 不充足,不适当

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