shortcoming (ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ
)
Definitions
noun
- a failing, defect, or deficiency
Synonyms
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- British English:
shortcoming
The shortcomings of a person or thing are their faults or weaknesses.I am aware of my own shortcomings.ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ NOUN I am aware of my own shortcomings.
- Spanish:
defecto
nm
- French:
défaut
nm
- German:
Unzulänglichkeit
nf
- Chinese: 缺点 n
- Arabic: عَيْب n
- Portuguese: deficiência nf
- Russian: недостаток nm
- Croatian: nedostatak nm
- Czech: nedostatek nm
- Danish: mangel nutr
- Dutch: tekortkoming nf
- Finnish: vika n
- Greek: μειονέκτημα nnt
- Italian: difetto nm
- Japanese: 欠点 n
- Korean: 단점 n
- Norwegian: mangel nm
- Polish: wada nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: falha nf
- European Spanish:
defecto
nm
- Swedish: ofullkomlighet nutr
- Thai: ข้อบกพร่อง n
- Turkish: eksiklik n
- Vietnamese: khiếm khuyết n
Usage examples
But there was an energy about him that more than compensated for any physical shortcoming.
, Yellow Bird (1993)Another methodological shortcoming was that studies were commonly not powerful enough to detect clinically important differences.
British Medical Journal (2002)FPV headquarters was in crisis this week after discovering a major shortcoming in the driveline of its new car, the F6 Typhoon sedan.
Australian News Misc (2005)This shortcoming is most evident in his depiction of the Jason Patric character, a stud who puts the art into heartlessness.
Independent (1999)The result was a tremendous aircraft whose only shortcoming was a fall-off in performance at high altitudes.
, Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history (1991)