shortcoming
IPA: ʃˈɔrtkʌmɪŋ
noun
- A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
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Examples of "shortcoming" in Sentences
- This is a serious shortcoming.
- There are shortcomings of the systems.
- I am not unmindful of my shortcomings.
- To my mind that's a great virtue, not a shortcoming.
- The amateurish writing is the least of its shortcomings.
- That seems to be the shortcoming of the athlete criteria.
- You just confirmed the shortcoming of the simple solution.
- It is the shortcoming of the latter, not the aforementioned.
- The only obvious shortcoming was the tailwheel undercarriage.
- As of May 2009, the Willkie article is replete with errors and shortcomings.