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shortcoming

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short·com·ing  (shôrtkmng)
n.
A deficiency; a flaw.
shortcoming
Noun
a fault or weakness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shortcoming - a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
defect
disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
shortcoming
noun failing, fault, weakness, defect, flaw, drawback, imperfection, frailty, foible, weak point
Translations
shortcoming [ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ] n → defecto, deficiencia
shortcoming [ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ] short n → défaut m
shortcoming [ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ] short n → Fehler m, Mangel m
shortcoming [ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ] n → difetto


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"You're not eating anything," said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
In that quarter of the town, however, scarcely any shortcoming in dress would have created surprise.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
His obtuseness on the great Testimonial question was not calculated to awaken admiration in the paternal breast, but had rather a tendency to give offence in that sensitive quarter, and to be regarded as a positive shortcoming in point of gentlemanly feeling.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
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