Shortcoming — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a failing or deficiency

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɔːɹtkʌmɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɔːtkʌmɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɔːtkʌmɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɔːɹtkʌmɪŋ/.

Examples

that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

defect

Parts of Speech

noun	a failing or deficiency “that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mangel

ein Versagen oder Mangel

🇫🇷French

défaut

un défaut ou une lacune

🇪🇸Spanish

defecto

una falla o deficiencia

🇮🇹Italian

lacuna

un difetto o una carenza

🇳🇱Dutch

tekortkoming

een tekortkoming of tekortkoming

🇵🇹Portuguese

deficiência

uma falha ou deficiência

🇷🇺Russian

недостаток

недостаток или недостаток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमी

असफलता या कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অভাব

একটি ব্যর্থতা বা ঘাটতি

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைபாடு

ஒரு தோல்வி அல்லது குறைபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

లోపము

వైఫల్యం లేదా లోపం

🇮🇳Marathi

कमतरता

एक अपयश किंवा कमतरता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખામી

નિષ્ફળતા અથવા ઉણપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರತೆ

ವಿಫಲತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോരായ്മ

ഒരു പരാജയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمی

ایک ناکامی یا کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺点

失败或缺陷

🇯🇵Japanese

欠点がある

失敗または欠陥

🇰🇷Korean

결점

실패 또는 결핍

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiếu sót

sự thất bại hoặc thiếu sót

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อบกพร่อง

ความล้มเหลวหรือบกพร่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekurangan

suatu kegagalan atau kekurangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkukulang

isang kabiguan o kakulangan

🇲🇾Malay

kekurangan

kegagalan atau kekurangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عيب

فشل أو نقص

🇮🇷Persian

کمبود

یک شکست یا کمبود

🇹🇷Turkish

eksiklik

başarısızlık veya eksiklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

חִסָרוֹן

כשל או חוסר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shortcoming'?

The primary meaning of 'shortcoming' is 'a failing or deficiency'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shortcoming' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'shortcoming' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shortcoming' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shortcoming' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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