Shortcoming
/ʃˈɔˌrtkʌmɪŋ/
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Definition
(noun) A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
Sentence Examples
It is difficult to overcome this shortcoming without drastically changing the whole system.
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.
CEFR Practice Quiz
One major ____ of the new software is that it occasionally crashes when processing very large files.