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inadequacy

ɪn'ædɪkwʌsi

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noun
lack of an adequate quantity or number
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"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

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deficiency insufficiency

Opposite:

adequacy

type of:
amount
noun
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
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inadequateness

Opposite:

adequacy

type of:
unsatisfactoriness
noun
a lack of competence
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"juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

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insufficiency

type of:
failing weakness

Examples of inadequacy

"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
"juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"