inadequacy meaning and definition

INADEQUACY noun

Definition of inadequacy (noun)

1. lack of an adequate quantity or number
   • "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
   • synonyms: deficiency, insufficiency
   • antonym: adequacy
2. a lack of competence
   • "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
   • synonyms: insufficiency
3. unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
   • synonyms: inadequateness
   • antonym: adequacy