SHORTCOMING


Meaning of SHORTCOMING in English

(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: short (I) + coming (after the phrase come short )

: the condition or fact of failing to reach an expected or required standard of character or performance : defect , imperfection

guilt feeling may exist from a sense of personal shortcoming — R.L.Jenkins

management shortcomings in one form or another cause most business failures — Nation's Business

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.