Found 2 items, similar to inadequacy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: inadequacy inadequacy n 1: lack of an adequate quantity or number; “the inadequacy of unemployment benefits” [syn: insufficiency, deficiency] [ant: sufficiency, sufficiency] 2: a lack of competence; “pointed out the insufficiencies in my report”; “juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents” [syn: insufficiency] 3: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate [syn: inadequateness] [ant: adequacy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Inadequacy Inadequacy \In*ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [From Inadequate.] The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness. [1913 Webster] The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster]