SHORTCOMING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A failing or deficiency

Example:

that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information

Synonyms:

defect; shortcoming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("shortcoming" is a kind of...):

disadvantage (the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position)

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