🐌inefficiency

Meaning

The state of not achieving maximum productivity; wastefulness or lack of competence.

the state of not achieving maximum productivity; wasteful use of resources

The state or quality of not achieving maximum productivity; failure to make the best use of time or resources.

Example Sentences

The company suffered losses due to inefficiency in resource management.

The company's inefficiency led to significant losses and eventual bankruptcy.

Government inefficiency leads to slow project completion.

Example Expressions

bureaucratic inefficiency

Synonyms

wastefulness, incompetence, unproductiveness, disorder, inadequacy, waste, sluggishness

Entry 1

wastefulness, incompetence, unproductiveness, disorder

Entry 2

incompetence, inadequacy, waste, unproductiveness

Entry 3

incompetence, wastefulness, sluggishness

Antonyms

efficiency, competence, productivity, effectiveness

Entry 1

efficiency, competence, productivity

Entry 2

efficiency, competence, productivity, effectiveness

Entry 3

efficiency, productivity, competence

Collocations

inefficiency in management, reduce inefficiency, organizational inefficiency, bureaucratic inefficiency, gross inefficiency

Entry 1

inefficiency in management, reduce inefficiency, organizational inefficiency, bureaucratic inefficiency

Entry 2

organizational inefficiency, gross inefficiency, bureaucratic inefficiency