shortcoming
/ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/US/ˈʃoɹtˌkʌmɪŋ/
shortcoming noun: a deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
Noun
shortcoming (plural shortcomings)
- A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
- They were behind twice, first to James Morrison's 11th-minute strike and then Kenny Miller's effort early in the second half. England responded with goals of their own from Theo Walcott and Daniel Welbeck and, on the balance of play, probably deserved the victory. On the flip-side, they could...14 August 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, in The Guardian
- In truth, I suspect it will take more than the first term of a Labour government to address the shortcomings of the railway system in the North.2023 March 8, Christian Wolmar, “Labour passes up the chance to deliver a forceful rail policy”, in RAIL, page 34
- Synonyms:
- failing
shortcoming meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
shortcoming in Hindi
- shortcoming, fault, defect
- अवगुण avguṇ
- shortcoming, shortfall, flaw, fault
- कसर kasar
shortcoming in Tamil
- குறைபாடு
shortcoming in Marathi
- shortcoming, deficiency
- न्यून nyūn
- shortcoming, defect, flaw
- वैगुण्य vaiguṇya
shortcoming in Urdu
- deficiency
- کوتاہی kotāhī
More languagesFewer languages
- shortcoming in Bengali
- ত্রুটি, খামতি, বিচ্যুতি
- shortcoming in Malayalam
- ന്യൂനത, കുറവ്, കൃത്യവിലോപം, കഴിവുകേട്
- shortcoming in Kannada
- ಕುಂದು, ದೋಷ, ಕೊರತೆ, ನ್ಯೂನತೆ
Examples of shortcoming in a sentence
- The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system.
- You need to have faith in yourself, that you can overcome your shortcomings and become a good person.
- Couldn't docility from totalitarian indoctrination be a human shortcoming?
Synonyms of shortcoming
Forms of shortcoming
| plural | shortcomings |
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Origin of shortcoming
From short + coming.
Questions about shortcoming
- What does shortcoming mean?
- Shortcoming means a deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
- What is shortcoming in Hindi?
- Shortcoming in Hindi is अवगुण (avguṇ), कसर (kasar). See Shortcoming meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shortcoming?
- Shortcoming is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shortcoming?
- Shortcoming is pronounced /ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of shortcoming?
- The plural of shortcoming is shortcomings.
Words near shortcoming in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shortcoming (page history and authors); अवगुण (Hindi) (page history and authors); shortcoming (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); न्यून (Marathi) (page history and authors); shortcoming (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); shortcoming (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); shortcoming (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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