Ineffectual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not producing an intended effect

producing no result or effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnɪfˈɛktʃuːəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnɪfˈɛktʃuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnɪfˈɛktʃuːəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnɪfˈɛktʃuːəl/.

Examples

an ineffective teacher
ineffective legislation
a futile effort

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

futile unable uneffective unavailing otiose ineffective

Antonyms

effective

Parts of Speech

adjective	not producing an intended effect “an ineffective teacher”
adjective	producing no result or effect “a futile effort”
adjective	lacking in power or forcefulness “an ineffectual ruler”

Word Forms

ineffectiveness	noun	lacking the power to be effective
ineffectualness	noun	lacking the power to be effective
ineffectuality	noun	lacking the power to be effective
futility	noun	uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wirkungslos

keine beabsichtigte Wirkung erzielen

🇫🇷French

inefficace

ne produit pas l'effet escompté

🇪🇸Spanish

ineficaz

no producir el efecto deseado

🇮🇹Italian

inefficace

non producendo l'effetto desiderato

🇳🇱Dutch

ondoeltreffend

geen beoogd effect opleveren

🇵🇹Portuguese

ineficaz

não produzindo o efeito pretendido

🇷🇺Russian

безрезультатный

не производящий желаемого эффекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रभावी

इच्छित प्रभाव उत्पन्न नहीं करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অকার্যকর

একটি উদ্দিষ্ট প্রভাব উত্পাদন না

🇮🇳Tamil

பயனற்றது

நோக்கம் கொண்ட விளைவை உருவாக்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమర్థమైనది

ఉద్దేశించిన ప్రభావాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేయడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रभावी

अपेक्षित प्रभाव निर्माण करत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનઅસરકારક

ઇચ્છિત અસર ઉત્પન્ન કરતી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫലപ്രദമല്ലാത്ത

ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച ഫലം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਅਸਰ

ਇੱਕ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਪੈਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر موثر

مطلوبہ اثر پیدا نہیں کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无效的

没有产生预期的效果

🇯🇵Japanese

効果のない

意図した効果が得られない

🇰🇷Korean

효과적인

의도한 효과를 내지 못함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không hiệu quả

không tạo ra hiệu quả mong muốn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้ผล

ไม่ก่อให้เกิดผลตามที่ตั้งใจไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak efektif

tidak menghasilkan efek yang diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi epektibo

hindi nagdudulot ng inilaan na epekto

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berkesan

tidak menghasilkan kesan yang diharapkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير فعالة

لا تنتج التأثير المقصود

🇮🇷Persian

بی تاثیر

اثر مورد نظر را ایجاد نمی کند

🇹🇷Turkish

etkisiz

amaçlanan bir etki yaratmamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא יָעִיל

לא מייצר אפקט מכוון

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