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[ in-i-fish-uhn-see ] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inefficiency ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural in·ef·fi·cien·cies for 2. the quality or condition of being inefficient; lack of efficiency. an instance of inefficiency: This work is riddled with inefficiencies. Origin of inefficiencyFirst recorded in 1740–50; ineffici(ent) + -ency Words nearby inefficiencyin effect, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficacy, inefficiency, inefficient, in effigy, inegalitarian, inelastic, inelastic collision Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inefficiencyBut inefficiency and ineffectiveness are not its only evils. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST So the Problem Solvers signed on to a No Labels legislative package designed to address waste and inefficiency in government. A Gang of 81 Surprises Washington|Mark McKinnon|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Secondly, he assumed, patronizingly, that what really bothers conservatives about government is its inefficiency. Obama Should Defend Government|Peter Beinart|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST It also reveals a lot of waste and inefficiency, however, rather than increased well- being. Are Gold-Plated Health Benefits Making American Workers Worse Off?|Megan McArdle|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They would hate the inefficiency of our government services, and miss their cozy circle of friends and family. America Really Is Exceptional|Megan McArdle|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST We learned the lesson all green troops must learn, when inefficiency of the commissary is shown. Between the Lines|Henry Bascom Smith He reproaches them for their inefficiency, for their not being Arnolds. Practical Essays|Alexander Bain And in this lay her first acknowledgment of money's inefficiency: it cannot buy the friends you really care for. Money Magic|Hamlin Garland Yet Mathilde had not been trained to courage or helpfulness and was not altogether to blame for her inefficiency on this occasion. Betty Lee, Sophomore|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) Despite the inefficiency of French colonial methods the plantation had taken firm root. The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton
Words related to inefficiencyinability, carelessness, disorganization, wastefulness, incapability |