inefficiency

[in-i-fish-uhn-see]

in·ef·fi·cien·cy

[in-i-fish-uhn-see]
noun, plural in·ef·fi·cien·cies for 2.
1.
the quality or condition of being inefficient; lack of efficiency.
2.
an instance of inefficiency: This work is riddled with inefficiencies.

Origin:
1740–50; ineffici(ent) + -ency
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Inefficiency has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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inefficient (ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt)
 
adj
1.  unable to perform a task or function to the best advantage; wasteful or incompetent
2.  unable to produce the desired result
 
inef'ficiency
 
n
 
inef'ficiently
 
adv

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