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inefficient meaning in Sanskrit

अकर्मन् akarmán

/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/

inefficient in Sanskrit: अकर्मन् (akarmán). In English, inefficient means not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious.

Sanskrit words for inefficient

inefficient
अकर्मन् akarmán

English meaning of inefficient

  1. adjective Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious.
  2. adjective Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing.
  3. noun A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

Full definition of inefficient

inefficient in a sentence

  • Celery is an inefficient food.
  • an inefficient administrator
  • Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.

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Questions about inefficient in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of inefficient in Sanskrit?
Inefficient in Sanskrit is अकर्मन् (akarmán).
inefficient इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Inefficient: अकर्मन् (akarmán).
What does inefficient mean in English?
Inefficient means not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “inefficient”: अकर्मन्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: inefficient (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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