American English pronunciation
How to pronounce shortcoming
IPA transcription: ['ʃɔɹt,kʌmɪŋ]
Pronunciation variants: ['ʃɔɹt,kʌmɪŋ]['ʃɚt,kʌmɪŋ]
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Noun
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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.