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

Mr. O’Connor’s involving novel, which continues into the 1970s, is about the inadequacy of the psychoanalytic practice to confront the collective psychosis of 20th-century history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Secondly, the supermarket must pass the "inadequacy" test in which it has to show the number of existing licensed premises in an area is inadequate to meet the needs of the public.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff conducted an oversight visit of the facility and decried the inadequacy of medical care there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

For Galton, the inadequacy may have felt particularly galling because he too had been meant to become a giant.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“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

Robinson told the hearing he had been concerned one of the suspects in the case may have been wrongfully detained due to "inadequacies in the case" during the arrest.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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

“I hope you’ve taken my inadequacies into account. I’m not as coldproof as you, nowhere near it. I’m no expert on skis. I’m not in good shape—though much improved from a few days ago.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin