Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
shortcoming - 4 dictionary results
Comstock & Theakston Inc.
 Nation's leading Duty Drawback Specialists since 1894.
 www.dutydrawback.com

short⋅com⋅ing

  [shawrt-kuhm-ing]
Use shortcoming in a Sentence
–noun
a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
Origin:
1670–80; short + coming

Synonyms:
fault, flaw, failing, weakness.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To shortcoming
short·com·ing   (shôrt'kŭm'ĭng)   
n.  A deficiency; a flaw.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Shortcoming

Short"com`ing\, n. The act of falling, or coming short; as: (a) The failure of a crop, or the like. (b) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : shortcoming
Spanish: defecto,
German: die Unzulänglichkeit,
Japanese: 欠点
More Translations »

shortcoming 
1680, from the phrase to come short "be inadequate" (1579); see short (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see shortcoming on Thesaurus | Reference
Comstock & Theakston Inc.
 Nation's leading Duty Drawback Specialists since 1894.
 www.dutydrawback.com