inadequacy

Being put on a PIP by someone who used to be your equal probably stirs up feelings of inadequacy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

A report released recently by IGNES, a French trade alliance, warns of “a massive inadequacy of housing to cope with high temperatures.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Lidl could not pass the inadequacy test for a standard off-licence but was able to pass the test for a pub as two bars close to the supermarket have closed in recent years.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

He said in those early years he was often overcompensating for his own feelings of inadequacy as the son of a single mom who struggled to pay the rent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Seeing women and their children walking happily along a street, I’d feel a pang of longing followed by a bruising wallop of inadequacy.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

“Marilyn’s reading formed a concerted effort to overcome any inadequacies she perceived in herself,” Crowther writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

States that agreed to it would provide voter lists to the Justice Department, which would then look for any “insufficiencies, inadequacies, deficiencies, anomalies, or concerns.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

But in practice, it has often led to long environmental reports, studies and reviews, that are sometimes followed by lawsuits over possible inadequacies that can require a restart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

The review said most of problems with data resulted from "inadequacies" in the way the agency plans and makes decisions.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025

But it doesn’t work, and the worst part is that Father and Mother don’t realize their own inadequacies and how much I blame them for letting me down.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank