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Inefficiency

The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.

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Inefficient 74% connected

Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.

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Inefficient 74% connected

Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.

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Efficiency 94% connected

The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Efficiency 94% connected

The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency.

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Accumulator noun · 78% connection

An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators,…

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Aspect noun · 78% connection

Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation t…

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Avail verb · 78% connection

To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the pl…

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Countervail noun · 78% connection

Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital.

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Deafness noun · 78% connection

Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of…

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Die noun · 78% connection

A metal or plate (often one of a pair) so cut or shaped as to give a certain desired form to, or impress any desired device on, an obj…

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Disability noun · 78% connection

Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.

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Duffer noun · 78% connection

A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inefficient, want, power, energy, sufficient.
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Dynamical adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inefficient, want, power, energy, sufficient.
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Efficaciousness noun · 78% connection

capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

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Efficacy noun · 78% connection

capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

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Emerited adjective · 78% connection

Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honorably discharged.

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Force noun · 78% connection

Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising…

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