inadequacy
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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
The nine-page text addresses the main flashpoints in Belem: trade measures, demands for greater finance for poorer nations, and the inadequacy of national carbon-cutting pledges.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
He said the families were "extremely concerned" about an evidential picture which indicated a "series of system failings, complacency, a lack of curiosity and inadequacy".
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
He sensed there was something abnormal about his sensitivity to criticism, the inadequacy of his emotional reaction to others, and his ever-present discontent about jobs and social status.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025
By this gesture he assumed full responsibility, but at that moment, she hated him for the inadequacy of the response.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing inadequacy
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