Inadequateness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈædɪkwətnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈadɪkwətnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈadɪkwətnəs/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈædɪkwətnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inadequacy

Antonyms

adequacy

Word Forms

inadequate

adjective

not sufficient to meet a need

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unzulänglichkeit

Unzufriedenheit aufgrund der Unzulänglichkeit

🇫🇷French

inadéquation

insatisfaction du fait de son insuffisance

🇪🇸Spanish

insuficiencia

insatisfacción por ser inadecuado

🇮🇹Italian

inadeguatezza

insoddisfacente perché inadeguato

🇳🇱Dutch

ontoereikendheid

onbevrediging omdat het ontoereikend is

🇵🇹Portuguese

inadequação

insatisfação em virtude de ser inadequado

🇷🇺Russian

неадекватность

неудовлетворённость в силу неадекватности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपर्याप्तता

अपर्याप्त होने के कारण असंतोषजनकता

🇧🇩Bengali

অপর্যাপ্ততা

অপর্যাপ্ত হওয়ার কারণে অসন্তোষজনক

🇮🇳Tamil

போதாமை

போதுமானதாக இல்லாததன் மூலம் திருப்தியற்ற தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమర్థత

సరిపోని కారణంగా అసంతృప్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपुरीपणा

अपर्याप्त असण्यामुळे असमाधानकारकता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપૂરતીતા

અપૂરતા હોવાના કારણે અસંતોષકારકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕತೆ

ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿರುವ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಅತೃಪ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപര്യാപ്തത

അപര്യാപ്തമായതിനാൽ തൃപ്തികരമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗਤਾ

ਨਾਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناکافی

ناکافی ہونے کی وجہ سے عدم اطمینان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不足

因不足而不满意

🇯🇵Japanese

不十分さ

不十分であることによる不満足

🇰🇷Korean

부적절함

부족함으로 인한 불만족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thiếu sót

sự không hài lòng do không đủ

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เพียงพอ

ความไม่พึงพอใจเพราะความไม่เพียงพอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakcukupan

ketidakpuasan karena tidak memadai

🇵🇭Filipino

kakapusan

hindi kasiya-siya sa pamamagitan ng pagiging hindi sapat

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakcukupan

tidak memuaskan kerana tidak mencukupi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم كفاية

عدم الرضا بحكم عدم كفاية

🇮🇷Persian

ناکافی بودن

رضایت بخش نبودن به دلیل ناکافی بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

yetersizlik

yetersiz olmasından dolayı tatminsizlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

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