Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shortcoming"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shortcoming \Short"com`ing\, n.
The act of falling, or coming short; as:
(a) The failure of a crop, or the like.
(b) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shortcoming
n : a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an
unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: {defect}]
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