inefficiency

Noun
US[in-ih-fish-uhn-see]/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsi/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiencyOpposite efficiencyType of unskillfulness

Related words inefficient adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In′ef·fi′cien·cy noun

The quality of being inefficient; lack of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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