inadequacy
/ɪnˈædɪkwʌsi/
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Definitions
Noun
lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
Noun
a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
Noun
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
More Specific Terms
deficit
exiguity
leanness
meagerness
meagreness
poorness
scantiness
scantness
scarceness
scarcity
shortage
shortfall
slenderness