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INADEQUACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
Synonyms:
inadequacy; inadequateness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("inadequacy" is a kind of...):
unsatisfactoriness (the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inadequacy"):
jejuneness; jejunity (quality of inadequate nutritive value)
Antonym:
adequacy (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lack of an adequate quantity or number
Example:
the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
Synonyms:
deficiency; inadequacy; insufficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("inadequacy" is a kind of...):
amount (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inadequacy"):
exiguity; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; poorness; scantiness; scantness (the quality of being meager)
deficit; shortage; shortfall (the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required)
scarceness; scarcity (a small and inadequate amount)
slenderness (the quality of being slight or inadequate)
Antonym:
adequacy (the quality of being sufficient for the end in view)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A lack of competence
Example:
juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
Synonyms:
inadequacy; insufficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("inadequacy" is a kind of...):
