inefficacy

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a lack of efficacy

Word Origin

inefficacy (n.)
"want of force or virtue to produce the desired effect," 1610s, from Late Latin inefficacia, from inefficacem (nominative inefficax), from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + efficax (see efficacy).

Example

1. Causes of inefficacy of surgical treatment of severe humeral intercondylar fracture .
2. Unstable money velocity must induce the inefficacy of money aggregate being used as intermediate target ?
3. Once the reason of oblique tight organization inefficacy accident of wedge cla mp is analysed .
4. Teachers ; job burnout ; emotional exhaustion ; personal accomplishment ; inefficacy ; .
5. By analyzing the economic behavior of political agents using the incentive theory in economics , we can find out the reasons for the inefficacy of external incentives .

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