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inefficienza

inefficiency

noun een-eh-fee-CHEN-tsah Rare

Usage Note

L'inefficienza is feminine, from the prefix in- + efficienza. It is an abstract noun used in administrative, economic, and political contexts. Plural: le inefficienze. Note that the -ienza ending is always feminine and follows a regular plural pattern.

Examples

"L'inefficienza burocratica rallenta ogni processo."

Natural Translation

Bureaucratic inefficiency slows down every process.

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