ineffectuality

noun

Definition of ineffectualitynext
as in ineffectiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectuality
  1. inefficiency
  2. inefficacy
  3. inability
  4. impotence
  5. incompetence
Noun
  • However, before deploying AI, ensure that the data being used is accurate and well-organized to avoid inefficiencies down the line.
    Ron Cameron, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Missing Jokic the last two games has accentuated his inefficiency, but the 27-year-old was playing below his standard even before the MVP center stayed home for personal reasons.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of inefficiency
Noun
  • The inefficacy of Trump’s approach is borne out not only by macroeconomic readings but also by sector-by-sector data.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Frustrated by conventional treatments’ inefficacy, Christina discovered Gronich’s clinic and benefited from her comprehensive, whole-body approach to skincare.
    WWD, WWD, 2 July 2024
Definition of inefficacy
Noun
  • To me, this inability to effectively estimate and demonstrate the value of AI is a significant barrier to widespread adoption in enterprises.
    Raj Koneru, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Following Trump’s victory over Harris, that television moment underscored a fatal flaw of Harris’ campaign that doomed her election bid – an inability to separate herself from an unpopular president whose approval ratings have hovered around 40% for most of his four years in the White House.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of inability
Noun
  • But Harrelson capably channels his character’s impotence, unable to suppress his shame that his wife is becoming the breadwinner by writing catchy jingles.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
  • Lead is dangerous for both children and adults, and can contribute to high blood pressure, kidney and brain damage, infertility, and impotence.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of impotence
Noun
  • Throughout history, in the United States and elsewhere, the imposition of political control on a civil service has been a recipe for incompetence and anti-democratic abuse.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Eastwood’s story runs on the bedrock of the unimpeachable, confident that there is a definite truth to be discovered about an event such as the killing of Kendall and that only malevolence or incompetence could prevent its discovery.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of incompetence
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