🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

inadequação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inadequacao

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
inadequacy/ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #12500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele superou o sentimento de inadequação no trabalho."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or quality of being inadequate; lack of sufficient size, quantity, or quality.

    "The inadequacy of the emergency response led to severe criticism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from inadequate + -cy, from Latin inadequatus, meaning not sufficient or lacking.

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