INEFFECTIVENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Lacking the power to be effective

Synonyms:

ineffectiveness; ineffectuality; ineffectualness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("ineffectiveness" is a kind of...):

impotence; impotency; powerlessness (the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ineffectiveness"):

Antonym:

effectiveness (power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect)

Derivation:

ineffective (lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate)

ineffective (not producing an intended effect)

ineffective (lacking in power or forcefulness)