the state of being not good enough or not sufficient for a particular purpose
The team's poor performance revealed the inadequacy of their training.
She struggled with feelings of inadequacy after failing the exam.
✦ mid-18th cent.: from inadequate + -acy.
a particular example or instance of not being enough or good enough
The audit uncovered multiple inadequacies in the financial records.
One major inadequacy was the lack of emergency exits.
