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inefficacia

ineffectiveness

noun een-ef-fee-KAH-chah Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

inefficiency

Usage Note

Inefficacia is the abstract noun from inefficace (ineffective), used in formal and bureaucratic Italian. Do not confuse with inefficienza (inefficiency, which stresses poor use of resources) — inefficacia stresses failure to achieve results.

Examples

"L'inefficacia del sistema è evidente."

Natural Translation

The ineffectiveness of the system is evident.

Literal Translation

The ineffectiveness of-the system is evident.

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