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inadequacy

ina·de·quacy

UK/ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/ US/ɪˈnædəkwəsi/ rare

noun

1.

lack of an adequate quantity or number

  • “the inadequacy of unemployment benefits”
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2.

a lack of competence

  • “pointed out the insufficiencies in my report”
  • “juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents”
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Origin

From inadequate + -cy or in- + adequacy.

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