noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ personal
▪ sexual , social
▪ fundamental
▪ total ( esp. BrE )
▪ glaring , obvious
▪ perceived
▪
Elliott was tormented by his own perceived inadequacies.
VERB + INADEQUACY
▪ demonstrate , expose , highlight , point out , point to , reveal , show
▪
She rightly points to the ~ of the argument.
▪
The test soon revealed several inadequacies in the equipment.
▪ realize , recognize
▪
I now see the ~ of the explanation.
▪ cover up , hide (both esp. BrE )
▪
They possibly falsified the results to cover up the inadequacies of their theory.
▪ overcome
▪
Clear legislative reform is needed to overcome the inadequacies of the current situation.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
inadequacies in educational facilities
PHRASES
▪ a feeling of ~ , a sense of ~