inefficaciousness

noun

as in inefficiency

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  1. inefficiency
  2. ineffectiveness
  3. inefficacy
  4. ineptitude
  5. ineffectuality
  6. inability
  7. incompetence
Noun
  • The public has put much of the blame on the French justice system, which has been accused of slow processing times and inefficiency.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
  • One of the biggest inefficiencies keeping electricity costs high lies in the distribution network itself, Manga said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of inefficiency
Noun
  • The states argue that Meta withheld relevant information from users and parents, who might have benefited from knowing the ineffectiveness of the feature and others like it, constituting a violation of consumer protection laws.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cabrera’s return was short-lived, as the right-hander is once again dealing with a blister issue on top of more ineffectiveness.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ineffectiveness
Noun
  • The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
  • When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.
    — Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of inefficacy
Noun
  • Sadly or maybe justly, the Dodgers have drifted into ineptitude of late, while the Tarik Skubal-less Tigers have suddenly gotten hot and leapfrogged several teams to move into the last wild-card slot.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Except that a persistent truth long promoted at the Journal’s editorial page about the ineptitude found inside government never applies to China.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of ineptitude
Noun
  • Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of ineffectuality
Noun
  • Besides faulty lactose digestion, nonwhite bodies were accused of other failures, too, such as aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, an inability to digest alcohol quickly.
    — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the steep terrain and the inability for the climbers to safely dismount prompted a helicopter rescue technician to be lowered to assist the first victim.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Every dollar lost to fraud or administrative incompetence is a dollar unavailable for legitimate patients, families and vulnerable Americans.
    — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • No matter what people think about the party out of power, the level of waste, fraud, corruption and incompetence that permeates our state government should make voters consider something new in November.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of incompetence
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“Inefficaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inefficaciousness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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