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inadequacies |
Grep of noun inadequacy inadequacy Overview of noun inadequacy The noun inadequacy has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency -- (lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits") 2. insufficiency, inadequacy -- (a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents") 3. inadequacy, inadequateness -- (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate) Overview of noun inadequacy The noun inadequacy has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency -- (lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits") 2. insufficiency, inadequacy -- (a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents") 3. inadequacy, inadequateness -- (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate)