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Inefficiency

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Noun

1. inefficiency

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inefficiency

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adjective
1. 
unable to perform a task or function to the best advantage; wasteful or incompetent
2. 
unable to produce the desired result

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Inefficiency

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adjective
not efficient
; specif.,
a. 
not producing the desired effect with a minimum use of energy, time, etc.; ineffective
b. 
lacking the necessary ability; unskilled; incapable

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Inefficiency

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n. pl. in·ef·fi·cien·cies
1. The quality, condition, or fact of being inefficient.
2. An inefficient act, design, or procedure: pointed out certain inefficiencies in the shipping operation.

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