inefficiency

[ in-i-fish-uh n-see ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /

the quality or condition of being inefficient; lack of efficiency.

an instance of inefficiency: This work is riddled with inefficiencies.

Origin of inefficiency

First recorded in 1740–50; ineffici(ent) + -ency

But inefficiency and ineffectiveness are not its only evils.

Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans |Philip K. Howard |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So the Problem Solvers signed on to a No Labels legislative package designed to address waste and inefficiency in government.

A Gang of 81 Surprises Washington |Mark McKinnon |July 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Secondly, he assumed, patronizingly, that what really bothers conservatives about government is its inefficiency.

Obama Should Defend Government |Peter Beinart |January 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It also reveals a lot of waste and inefficiency, however, rather than increased well- being.

Are Gold-Plated Health Benefits Making American Workers Worse Off? |Megan McArdle |January 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

They would hate the inefficiency of our government services, and miss their cozy circle of friends and family.

America Really Is Exceptional |Megan McArdle |September 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
We learned the lesson all green troops must learn, when inefficiency of the commissary is shown.

Between the Lines |Henry Bascom Smith
He reproaches them for their inefficiency, for their not being Arnolds.

Practical Essays |Alexander Bain
And in this lay her first acknowledgment of money's inefficiency: it cannot buy the friends you really care for.

Money Magic |Hamlin Garland
Yet Mathilde had not been trained to courage or helpfulness and was not altogether to blame for her inefficiency on this occasion.

Betty Lee, Sophomore |David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Despite the inefficiency of French colonial methods the plantation had taken firm root.

The Canadian Dominion |Oscar D. Skelton