inefficacy

noun

in·ef·fi·ca·cy | \ (ˌ)i-ˈne-fi-kə-sē

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Definition of inefficacy

: lack of power to produce a desired effect

Examples of inefficacy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The potential side effects or inefficacy of the drug are immaterial compared to that outcome. — Wired Staff, Wired, "We Are in the Midst of This Coronavirus Outbreak—Now What?," 5 Apr. 2020 President Trump is reportedly frustrated with the seeming inefficacy of U.S. efforts to force Maduro out. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Trump squeezes Venezuela’s regime, while ordinary Venezuelans go hungry," 25 Feb. 2020 Not long ago, some were pretending in public as though Trump was a capable world leader, all the while taking notes or recording conversations for a book that would tell the true story of his inefficacy. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Former staffers keep writing books about how inept Donald Trump is. We shouldn’t buy books from cowards.," 27 Nov. 2019 She and Kanuri discussed the inefficacy of earplugs and the pros and cons of analog versus digital white-noise machines. — Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, "Why Everything Is Getting Louder," 8 Oct. 2019 As Luther’s claims about the inefficacy of indulgences spread, with help from the new Gutenberg printing press, so did the idea of the solas, which formed the basis of the Reformation. — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, "The Hidden Life of a Forgotten Sixteenth-Century Female Poet," 5 Aug. 2019 Due to corruption and bureaucratic inefficacy, nations in the Northern Triangle collect less in tax revenues than most other Latin American countries (relative to the size of each nation’s gross domestic product). — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "We Owe Central American Migrants Much More Than This," 21 June 2018 Several candidates for state office seized the findings as an opportunity to call for a total disbanding and replacement of the ethics commission, which has for years been dogged by accusations of inefficacy and bias. — Vivian Wang, New York Times, "Ex-Cuomo Aide Is Cleared by State Panel of Sexual Harassment and Assault," 11 June 2018 Kelly will inherit a West Wing that has set a new standard for chaos, backstabbing, factionalism, and inefficacy. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "Can John Kelly Stop the Chaos Inside Trump's West Wing?," 28 July 2017

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“Inefficacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inefficacy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.

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