Synonyms of inadequacy

Noun

1. insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency, amount

usage: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

2. insufficiency, inadequacy, failing, weakness

usage: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

3. inadequacy, inadequateness, unsatisfactoriness

usage: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

Definition and meaning of inadequacy (Dictionary)