inadequacy
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Examples of inadequacy in a Sentence
TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
Stop looking at your physical features as inadequacies or flaws, Holt and Christensen said.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
That feeling of inadequacy is compounded in Season 2, when their mom, Pat, played by Molly Shannon, becomes a daytime TV star not unlike Ellen DeGeneres.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 June 2023
These moments—feelings of inadequacy as a new mother; of severe anxiety to the point that no one else could hold her child—are all common signs of postpartum depression that, again, so often go overlooked.
—Jessica Zucker, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2023
This is hard stuff because all of us have demons, doubts, damages, perceived inadequacies, losses and failures (real or imagined).
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
Her journals are filled with comments about the inadequacies of her wardrobe.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
The study, conducted by Study.com, found that 47% of teachers felt feelings of guilt or inadequacy over not being able to spend more on their students.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
One goal is to enhance programming by involving community members, ranging from advocates to barbers, to address systemic gaps, such as inadequacies in reporting Latino suicides and connecting families to helpful services, according to a Massachusetts Department of Health spokesperson.
—Anna Guaracao, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
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Word History
1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Inadequacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inadequacy. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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