Inadequacy Definition & Meaning
inadequacy
- noun
- lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
- a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
- unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
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- What does inadequacy mean?
- lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents" unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
- What part of speech is inadequacy?
- Inadequacy is a noun.
- How many definitions does inadequacy have?
- Inadequacy has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).