Inefficiency


[in-i-fish-uh n-see] /ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ən si/

noun, plural inefficiencies for 2.
1.
the quality or condition of being ; lack of efficiency.
2.
an instance of inefficiency:
This work is riddled with inefficiencies.

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