inadequacy Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

In*ad"e*qua*cy noun
Etymology
From Inadequate.
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
    The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. Dr. T. Dwight.

Webster 1913