ineffective

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ effective.

Pronunciation

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.ɪˈfɛk.tɪv/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.əˈfɛk.tɪv/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.əˈfek.tɪv/

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• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

ineffective (comparative more ineffective, superlative most ineffective)

1. not having the desired effect; ineffectual
2. lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate

Translations

not having the desired effect; ineffectual

Bulgarian: неефикасен (bg) (neefikasen), неефективен (bg) (neefektiven) Catalan: ineficaç Chinese: Mandarin: 无效果的 German: wirkungslos (de) Greek: ατελέσφορος (el) (atelésforos) Ancient: ἀνενέργητος (anenérgētos) Irish: ainéifeachtach Italian: ineffettivo, inefficace (it) Manx: neuobbragh Maori: rōrā, pekekiwi, kikokore, mohemohe Polish: bezskuteczny (pl), nieefektywny, bezpłodny (pl) Spanish: ineficaz, inoperante Swedish: verkningslös (sv)

lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate

Bulgarian: неспособен (bg) (nesposoben), неумел (bg) (neumel) Catalan: ineficaç Chinese: Mandarin: 缺乏能力的 German: unfähig (de) Irish: ainéifeachtach Italian: inadeguato (it)