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Meanings of inadequacy in inglês

português
deficiência
catalão
dèficit
espanhol
pobreza

A shortage or absence of what is needed.

deficiência
Usage of inadequacy in inglês
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What has happened in New Jersey underlines the inadequacy of nationwide polling.
The Guardian
2
The last one is rooted in my own sense of physical inadequacy.
The Irish Times
3
It advertised a certain inadequacy, an inability to produce a perfect baby.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
4
Barker's achievement is to make us sense the inadequacy of this sympathy.
The Guardian
5
Thus ends, in unavoidable inadequacy, the attempt to utter the unutterable things.
Orthodoxy
6
Manchester United were forced to endure their own inadequacy at Stadio Olimpico.
The Irish Times
7
No degree of polish in expression will compensate for inadequacy of knowledge.
Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Cor...
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As in a nightmare, everything is a source of crippling personal inadequacy.
The Guardian
9
A simple projection of dissatisfaction over a few instances of personal inadequacy?
The Great Book of Amber
10
His lack of finding any evidence on her vehicle reeked of inadequacy.
Dead air
11
The inadequacy of existing legislation touching citizenship and naturalization demands your consideration.
State of the Union Addresses
12
On this level, I was driven by feelings of guilt and inadequacy.
The Guardian
13
The inadequacy of her means would have forbidden her more comfortable accommodations.
Leah Mordecai: A Novel
14
But the ethical inadequacy of Berkeley became very soon plain to me.
The History of David Grieve
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Their Marine pilots called them rattletraps, a reflection of their technological inadequacy.
Earth strike: star carrier: book one
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He flapped, glugged and sank under the inadequacy of his own argument.
The Guardian
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Translations for inadequacy
espanhol
pobreza
Inadequacy through the time
Inadequacy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common