Definition of 'inefficiency'
(ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsi)
nounWord forms: plural (for 2) -cies
1.
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[1740–50; ineffici(ent) + -ency]Synonyms of 'inefficiency'
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First of all, there is a good deal of justice in the claim that there is much inefficiency
in the meat and dairy farming sectors.
Government planning and investment, on the other hand, would only breed corruption
and inefficiency under capitalism.
History shows that secrecy is not only an offence against the ideal of popular sovereignty,
but also tends towards corruption, error and inefficiency.
It comes down to a gross inefficiency in the healthcare system.
It is also a 70-year-old jumble of bureaucracy and inefficiency and misaligned incentives.
Like Agnew, he was insignificant nationally but locally a big-hitter in his crusade
against inefficiency and corruption.
Most, though, were a byword for waste and inefficiency and are unmourned.
Our books have been pored over by consultants and there is no overspend or huge inefficiency.
The article investigates the hypothesis that public administration deconcentration
practices logically result in higher security costs and therefore inefficiency.
The business at the police station took far too long, an exceeding politeness masking
an exceeding inefficiency.
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...the inefficiency of this system.
He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency.
the inefficiency of the distribution system
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