American English pronunciation

How to pronounce shortcoming

IPA transcription: ['ʃɔɹt,kʌmɪŋ]

Pronunciation variants: ['ʃɔɹt,kʌmɪŋ]['ʃɚt,kʌmɪŋ]

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Noun

  • a failing or deficiency

    “that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information”

Usage examples

  • She went undercover to expose the shortcomings of the shelter system.
  • We hope that these shortcomings will be eliminated in the future.
  • On the British side, several shortcomings were obvious.
  • The list of shortcomings grows longer and longer.
  • The main shortcoming revealed in the trials concerned the safety of the combustible case.
  • The major shortcoming of my simple approach is that it doesn't work well with small click targets.
  • The "New Orleans" cruisers performed peacetime exercises well with no serious shortcomings being found.
  • The major shortcoming of my simple approach is that it doesn't work well with small click targets.
  • The major shortcoming of my simple approach is that it doesn't work well with small click targets.
  • The list of shortcomings grows longer and longer.