noun (plural inadequacies)
1 [U] ~ (of sth) the state of not being enough or good enough:
the inadequacy of our resources
OPPADEQUACY
2 [U] a state of not being able or confident to deal with a situation:
a feeling / sense of inadequacy
3 [C,usually pl.] ~ (of / in sth) a weakness; a lack of sth:
gross inadequacies in the data * He had to face up to his own inadequacies as a father.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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