It is difficult to overcome this shortcoming without drastically changing the whole system.
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Shortcoming
/ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/
Synonyms for "shortcoming" (166 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Noun(11 words)
absenceadulterationarrearagearrearsasymmetrybeggaryblemishbugcatchcontrarietycrackdeclinedefalcationdefaultdefectdefectibilitydefectiondefectivenessdeficiencydeficit
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Adjective(2 words)
algebraic modelalgorithmic metric
Strong matches (49)
demeritdeprivationdestitutiondifferencedisadvantagedisequilibriumdisparitydisproportiondrawbackdroughterroneousnessfailingfailurefallibilityfaminefaultfaultinessfauteflawfly in the ointment
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Noun(22 words)
design flawdetractiondetractorsdisadvantagedisadvantagesfail tofail verbfailingsfaillefailuresfall shortfaultfault the systemfaultsflawflawsfoiblesfrailtiesgapgaps
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glitcheshuman development index
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (83)
impairmentimperfectionimpoverishmentimpurityinaccuracyinadequacyinadequatenessincompletenessinequalityinequityinexactitudeinexactnessinferiorityinfirmityinjusticeinsufficiencyirregularitykinklacklapse
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liabilitylittle problemmediocrityneednonuniformityoddsomissionoverbalancepatchinesspeccadilloproblemriftshortageshortfallsinsketchinessslumpsnagsomething missingstarvationtaintunbalanceundevelopmentunevennessunfair discriminationunperfectednessunsoundnessvicevulnerable placewantwantageweak linkweak pointweakness
Noun(27 words)
imperfectionsinadequaciesinadequacy in spellingincompetenceinfelicitiesinfirmitieslackinglacunalimitationlimitationslimpsmarminusesmisfeaturemore unsatisfactorynegativespitfallsplanning failureprofessional incompetenceromanian defect
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Adjective(2 words)
minor blemishweak
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
8 entriesinadequate evidenceincomplete assignmentincomplete homeworkmissed deadlinepoor organizationpoor reading skillsvocabulary gapweak math skills
Collocations
5 entriescommon shortcomingeducational shortcomingmajor shortcomingserious shortcomingunaddressed shortcoming
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.
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Her most serious shortcoming seemed to be a tendency to fall into daydreams in the middle of a task and forget all about it until such time as she was sharply recalled to earth by a reprimand or a catastrophe.
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The shortcoming in infancy is, first off, not knowing the horrible, and secondly, fearing that which should not be feared. The same occurs to the natural man; he ignores where horror truly lies, where the grips of trembles never falter, but rather, shivers at what is not horrible.
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