inefficient
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt/adjective
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अकुशल, अक्षम, समय या साधन बरबाद करने वाला
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not doing a job well and not making the best use of time, money or energy
अकुशल, अक्षम, समय या साधन बरबाद करने वाला
- The old pump is inefficient and uses twice the electricity.
- an inefficient clerk who loses every file
- The inefficient system wasted a lot of paper.
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- An inefficient engine burns more fuel than necessary.
- The office is slow because of inefficient staff and old computers.
Synonyms ineffective wasteful incompetent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
inefficient at / in + -ing
Use at or in with a gerund for the task someone does badly. After inefficient a gerund is used, not a to-infinitive.
कोई व्यक्ति जिस काम में कमज़ोर हो, उसके लिए at या in के बाद gerund आता है; 'inefficient' के बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता।
- The clerk is inefficient at handling complaints.
- The office is inefficient in using its funds.
inefficient + noun
Before a noun, inefficient describes people, machines, systems or methods that waste time, money or energy.
संज्ञा से पहले 'inefficient' ऐसे व्यक्तियों, मशीनों, प्रणालियों या तरीकों का वर्णन करता है जो समय, धन या ऊर्जा बर्बाद करें।
- The inefficient pump wasted a lot of water.
- An inefficient system delays the refund.
inefficient vs ineffective
Inefficient means working with much waste; ineffective means not producing the result you want. A slow machine that finally works is inefficient, not ineffective.
'Inefficient' का अर्थ बहुत बर्बादी के साथ काम करना है; 'ineffective' का अर्थ वांछित परिणाम न देना है। धीमी पर अंततः चलने वाली मशीन inefficient है, ineffective नहीं।
- The old boiler is inefficient but still heats the water.
- The cough syrup was ineffective; the cough remained.
inefficient (adj) / inefficiency (noun) / inefficiently (adverb)
The opposite is efficient. Inefficiency is uncountable when general and countable when it means a particular fault.
इसका विलोम 'efficient' है। 'Inefficiency' सामान्य अर्थ में uncountable है और किसी विशेष कमी के अर्थ में countable।
- The report listed several inefficiencies in the supply chain.
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inefficient + noun
systemusemethodprocessengineworker
- The inefficient use of water harms farmers in dry years.
adverb + inefficient
highlygrosslyveryterriblyhopelessly
- The ticket counter was hopelessly inefficient that morning.
inefficient + at / in
at managingat savingin usingin handlingin spending
- The department was inefficient in spending its budget.
verb + inefficient
beproveseembecomebe considered
- The old method has become inefficient.
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- The inefficient bus service made workers reach the factory late.
अकुशल बस सेवा के कारण कामगार कारखाने देर से पहुँचते थे।
- Radhika found the library's issue system slow and inefficient.
राधिका को पुस्तकालय की पुस्तक देने की व्यवस्था धीमी और अकुशल लगी।
- Old incandescent bulbs are inefficient because they waste most energy as heat.
पुराने incandescent बल्ब अकुशल होते हैं क्योंकि वे अधिकांश ऊर्जा ताप के रूप में नष्ट करते हैं।
- The government replaced the inefficient irrigation canals with pipes.
सरकार ने अकुशल सिंचाई नहरों की जगह पाइप लगा दिए।
- He was dismissed for being inefficient and careless.
उसे अकुशल और लापरवाह होने के कारण बर्खास्त कर दिया गया।
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✗ The new vaccine proved inefficient against the virus.
✓ The new vaccine proved ineffective against the virus.
Something that does not produce the result is ineffective; inefficient is about waste.
जो वांछित परिणाम न दे वह 'ineffective' है; 'inefficient' बर्बादी के बारे में है।
✗ He is inefficient to handle large accounts.
✓ He is inefficient at handling large accounts.
Inefficient is followed by at or in with a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Inefficient' के बाद at या in के साथ gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ The clerk was unefficient and lost the file.
✓ The clerk was inefficient and lost the file.
The negative of efficient is inefficient.
'Efficient' का नकारात्मक रूप 'inefficient' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe poor performance, but they differ in what is wrong.
ये adjectives खराब प्रदर्शन बताते हैं, पर इनमें अंतर यह है कि क्या गलत है।
Wasting time, money or energy while doing the work.
काम करते हुए समय, धन या ऊर्जा बर्बाद करना।
- The inefficient kitchen used twice the gas.
Not producing the result that was wanted.
वांछित परिणाम न देना।
- The warning was ineffective; people kept dumping waste.
Lacking the skill or ability to do the job at all; stronger than inefficient.
काम करने की कुशलता या योग्यता का सर्वथा अभाव; 'inefficient' से कड़ा।
- The incompetent driver stalled the bus twice.
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Keep apart: inefficient (wasteful) and ineffective (not producing the result).
Inefficient (बरबादी करने वाला) और ineffective (परिणाम न देने वाला) को अलग रखिए।