inadequacy
(noun)
noun
1. lack of an adequate quantity or number
- the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
Similar word(s): deficiency, insufficiency
Definition categories: attribute, amount
2. a lack of competence
- juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
Similar word(s): insufficiency
Definition categories: state, failing, weakness
3. unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
Similar word(s): inadequateness
Definition categories: attribute, unsatisfactoriness