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shortcoming

/ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ/

Meanings
noun
Deficiency

Examples :

"The student's essay had a few shortcomings in research and organization. "
quality character aspect

Related Words

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration had

had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration shortcomings

shortcomings noun

/ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋz/

Deficiency

"Even with her hard work, Sarah recognized the shortcomings in her presentation and promised to improve them next time. "

Illustration few

few pronoun

/fjuː/ /fju/

Few people, few things.

"Many are called, but few are chosen."

Illustration deficiency

deficiency noun

/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

Inadequacy or incompleteness.

"The student's essay showed a deficiency in research, making it hard to support the main points. "

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

The quality of being organized.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Illustration s

s noun

/ɛs/

A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

"The antique scale was so sensitive that it could measure the weight difference between two samples that differed by just one s. "

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration research

research noun

/ɹɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/

Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

"The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people."

Illustration essay

essay noun

/ˈɛˌseɪ/ /ɛˈseɪ/

(authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

"My history essay explored the causes of the French Revolution. "