inadequacy
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5.8
- noun
- /ˌɪnəˈdɛkwəsi/
:
inadecuación
- Infrastructure remained a glaring issue, especially the chronic inadequacies in the generation of electricity for factories, farms, and offices.
- feelings of inadequacy
- sense of inadequacy
I am feeding my inadequacy with an ice cream sundae.
- I am feeding my inadequacy with an ice cream sundae.
- It only really stems from feelings of inadequacy or low self worth.
- And now it is realized within that sphere, the inadequacy of picture thinking.
- Because everything activates their feelings of inadequacy, their insecurity, and their fear.
- Don't make their shame and sense of inadequacy yours.
- There's the same inadequacies that are running throughout their accounts.
- It's that it's highlighting what we feel to be inadequacies within us.
- OK, I'm going to, I'm going to repent of my inadequacy.
- And I feel like we tend to cling on to our own inadequacies and we feel a sense of righteousness around them.
- So I hope you're going to forget my inadequacies while you're dazzled by the genius of the ancient Greeks.
Examples
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The lack of a shared vision for school improvement and professional development exacerbated the inadequacy of teachers' planning time.
Academic text (2015) -
We all feel that sort of low key inadequacy or that slight fear.
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Do not let a man's fear of inadequacy cause you to lower your standards.
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If a child is passive and withdrawn, it may indicate feelings of inadequacy and defeat.
Academic text (2013) -
Now, these authors describe the crushing inadequacy of retirement income for women.
Academic text (1990) -
Perhaps you can convince Lynn to alert him to the inadequacies of their marketing department.
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Too many times, knowledge and skills are repeated in school due to inadequacy in listening skills (Ediger, 2011).
Academic text (2015) -
The presumption was that once identified, areas of inadequacy could be remediated with instructional intervention.
Academic text (2011) -
Many students struggle with feelings of inadequacy when comparing themselves to their peers.
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The team acknowledged their inadequacy in resources, which affected their project outcomes.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
Not having something you need or want
674
4.3
An amount by which money or resources are less than needed
253
2.7
Not having enough of something people need, like food or water
177
2.8
Not able to do something you need to do
98
4.5
Not having enough of something that is needed
92
4.4
Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill
50
5.5
A smaller amount than people need or expect
7
8.6
A small amount of something that is not enough
6
5.4
Not able to produce the result you want
3
6.8
Lack of ability to do a job or task well
3
5.9
A state where something has missing parts or information
1
6.5
A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job
1
6.2
A weak, unconvincing argument or excuse
1
5.5
A state in which something is not right for a particular use or situation
1
5.3
A state of having low quality or too little of something
1
5.1
Not enough of something for people who need it
1
7.2
A small amount of something that people need
A lack of enough quality, amount or skill for a purpose
A situation where something is not good enough
A lack of being real, strong, or convincing
Lack of ability to do a task or job well
Not enough skill to do something well
Not suitable or right for a situation
The state of not being suitable for a situation or purpose
A market with fewer goods and services than people need
Antonyms
How Adequate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inadequacy breaks into in- meaning 'not' and adequate, which comes from a root meaning 'equal' or 'enough', like the simple word equal. So inadequacy means being 'not enough' or 'not equal to what is needed'.