0 a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard:
1 a fault of someone or something:
My father had some shortcomings as a businessman, but he was a good father.
However, it suffers from a number of shortcomings.
But whatever his personal shortcomings may have been, his detailed description of an outstanding example of late eighteenth-century acting remains an illuminating document.
Understandable in an article written for a general audience, this omission was a glaring shortcoming for the entire edifice.
Despite their shortcomings, both initiatives dramatically improved hemispheric relations.
Despite the theoretical shortcomings of most of the essays, however, they are frequently rich in information and ethnographic detail.
This examination of ethnic and socio-economic variation in social exchange among older adults addresses several shortcomings of previous research.
Nor, it must be said, does the book contain any references or bibliography, a shortcoming which seriously detracts from its usefulness.
This survey and tutorial presents the main developments in controlling partial deduction over the past 10 years and analyses their respective merits and shortcomings.
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