- 1[uncountable] inadequacy (of something) the state of not being enough or good enough the inadequacy of our resources
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- 2[uncountable] a state of not being able or confident to deal with a situation a feeling/sense of inadequacy
- 3[countable, usually plural] inadequacy (of/in something) a weakness; a lack of something gross inadequacies in the data He had to face up to his own inadequacies as a father.
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