shortcoming n : a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: defect]

English

Noun

1. deficiency

Translations

• Finnish: puute, vajavuus, vika
• French: défaut
• Hebrew: מגרעה
• Portuguese: deficiência, limitação
• Russian: недостаток

A shortcoming is a character flaw.

Shortcomings may also be:

• Shortcomings (SATC episode), an episode of the television series Sex and the City

• Shortcomings, a graphic novel by Adrian Tomine

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