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inadequacy
noun
(in-ad-e-qua-cy)
lack of an adequate quantity or number
Synonyms:
deficiency
,
insufficiency
,
Antonyms:
adequacy
,
Examples:
The inadequacy of unemployment benefits.
inadequacy
noun
(in-ad-e-qua-cy)
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
Synonyms:
inadequateness
,
Antonyms:
adequacy
,
inadequacy
noun
(in-ad-e-qua-cy)
a lack of competence
Synonyms:
insufficiency
,
Examples:
Juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents.
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insufficiency
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lack
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ineffectiveness
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,
powerlessness
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lacunae
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incompetence
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helplessness
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,
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,
inability
,
ineptitude
,
inferiority
,
failure
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inconsistency
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immaturity
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imperfection
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maladjustment
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deficient
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incompleteness
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dearth
,
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impotence
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unsatisfactory
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inappropriateness
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,
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unavailability
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poor
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malaise
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sufficiency
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unsuitable
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weak
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underemployment
,
gap
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impairment
,
disability
,
limited
,
improper
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defect
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mediocrity
,
deficit
,
handicap
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low
,
mala
,
palace
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under-
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underreporting
,
unfairness
,
incapability
,
ineptness
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ignorance
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insecurity
,
unreliability
,
inequity
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feebleness
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incompetency
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unwillingness
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defectiveness
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fallibility
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incoherence
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incongruity
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unawareness
,
dissatisfaction
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shortcomings
,
uselessness
,
failings
,
hollowness
,
unreadiness
,
indifference
,
shallowness
,
weaknesses
,
ineffectuality
,
incongruence
,
dubiousness
,
flimsiness
,
illogicality
,
impracticality
,
inaptitude
,
disinterest
,
impracticability
,
laxity
,
inadequacy
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