inadequacynoun
uk/ɪˈnæd.ɪ.kwə.si/us/ɪˈnæd.ə.kwə.si/[ C or U ] the fact that something is not good enough or is too small in amount:
Economic growth is hindered by the inadequacies of the public transport system.
The inadequacy of the budget is likely to cause problems.
[ U ] a lack of confidence that makes you feel unable to deal with a situation:
I always suffer from feelings of inadequacy when I'm with him.
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough
- be at a premium idiom
- be thin on the ground idiom
- dearth
- deficiency
- deficient
- gold dust
- late
- long on sth and short on sth idiom
- lousy
- meagre
- measly
- mingy
- nearly
- rare
- scarcity
- shortage
- shortfall
- sparse
- supply
- thin
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Not of good quality
Shy and modest
Confidence & self-assurance