inadequacy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈædɪkwəsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈædəkwəsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in ad′i kwə sē)

Inflections of 'inadequacy' (n): npl: inadequacies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•ad•e•qua•cy /ɪnˈædəkwəsi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -cies. 
  1. [uncountable] the state or condition of being inadequate:fearing inadequacy in dealing with people.
  2. something inadequate;
    a defect:[countable]There are several obvious inadequacies in your plan.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•ad•e•qua•cy  (in ad′i kwə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies for 2.
    Also, in•ad•e•quate•ness  (in ad′i kwit nis).USA pronunciation the state or condition of being inadequate;
    insufficiency.
  1. something inadequate;
    defect:The plan has many inadequacies.
  • inadequ(ate) + -acy 1780–90

'inadequacy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deficiency - depression - do - hand - inequality - inferiority complex - insufficiency - penury - varnish - want

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