Halt
Halt noun - A point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in.
Inefficiency and halt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inefficiency" instead a noun "Halt".
Inefficiency
Inefficiency noun - Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency.
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Synonyms for Inefficiency
Halt and inefficiency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Halt" instead a noun "Inefficiency".
Nearby Words: inefficient, inefficiently
Both words in one sentence
- In a flashback of Liz McCord's CIA days, she's trying to halt the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" on terrorism suspects, and authors a memo intended to appeal to the Enlightened Self-Interest of the Bush Administration by focusing on torture's inefficiency rather than its immorality.
Source: Torture Is Ineffective
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