"shortcoming" in German shortcoming Mangel Manko Defizit Fehler Unzulänglichkeit Detailed translations for "shortcoming" shortcoming shortcoming(also: deprivation, absence, privation, flaw) der Mangel{masculine} shortcoming(also: deficiency, deficit, drawback, penalty) das Manko{neuter} shortcoming(also: deficit) das Defizit{neuter} shortcoming(also: slip, bad, demerit, nonconformance) der Fehler{masculine} shortcoming(also: poorness, deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency) die Unzulänglichkeit{feminine} English synonyms for "shortcoming" shortcoming {n} defect