Inefficacy
[in-ef-i-kuh-see] /ɪnˈɛf ɪ kə si/
noun
1.
lack of power or capacity to produce the desired effect.
n.
“want of force or virtue to produce the desired effect,” 1610s, from Late Latin inefficacia, from inefficacem (nominative inefficax), from in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + efficax (see efficacy).
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