inadequacy

CEFRC1

/ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A lack of needed quality or ability.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A lack of competence or ability.

Examples

  • He struggles with feelings of inadequacy regarding his penis.

  • It's at times like this I'm reminded of the woeful inadequacy of human justice.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A shortage of required material.

  2. The state of being inadequate.

More examples

In context

  • Stop throwing my inadequacy in my face!

  • The report exposed the inadequacy of existing regulations.

  • He struggled with feelings of inadequacy.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The low test scores clearly revealed the student's significant blank in mathematics.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From inadequate + -cy or in- + adequacy.