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a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard: Whatever his shortcomings as a husband, he was a good father to his children. Like any political system, it has its shortcomings. Synonyms. defect. fault (MISTAKE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faults and mistakes. (that's) your hard luck idiom. aberration. Achilles heel. adrift.
: an imperfection or lack that detracts from the whole. also : the quality or state of being flawed or lacking. Synonyms. demerit. dereliction. failing. fault. foible. frailty. sin. vice. want. weakness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of shortcoming in a Sentence. Her lack of attention to detail is her biggest shortcoming.
Synonyms for SHORTCOMINGS: weaknesses, faults, sins, failings, deficiencies, foibles, frailties, demerits; Antonyms of SHORTCOMINGS: virtues, merits, excellences, perfections, moralities, integrities, probities, rectitudes.
a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard: Whatever his shortcomings as a husband, he was a good father to his children. Like any political system, it has its shortcomings. Synonyms. defect. fault (MISTAKE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faults and mistakes. (that's) your hard luck idiom. aberration. Achilles heel. adrift.
Someone's or something's shortcomings are the faults or weaknesses which they have. Marriages usually break down as a result of the shortcomings of both partners. [ + of] His book has its shortcomings. Synonyms: failing, fault, weakness, defect More Synonyms of shortcoming. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
The flaw in something is its shortcoming — your car's only shortcoming might be its lack of a sunroof, for example. Use the noun shortcoming when you talk about the way something — or someone — comes up short.
a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy. Synonyms: weakness, failing, flaw, fault. shortcoming. / ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ / noun. a failing, defect, or deficiency. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of shortcoming 1.
