Inadequacy

noun

ɪn'ædɪkwʌsi

Noun

lack of an adequate quantity or number
“the inadequacy of unemployment benefits”
Similar:DeficiencyInsufficiency
Type of:Amount
a lack of competence
“juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents”
Similar:Insufficiency
Type of:FailingWeakness
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
Similar:Inadequateness
Type of:Unsatisfactoriness

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL): SCRABBLE US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21): SCRABBLE UK
ENABLE Dictionary: WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary: SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020): NASPA

Similar Words

Deficiency
Insufficiency
Inadequateness

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