Ineffective definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'ineffective' ; having no effect. 2. incompetent or inefficient ; not effective; not producing the desired effect; ineffectual. an ineffective plan. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'ineffective'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× ineffective (ɪnɪfektɪv ) adjective Ifyousaythatsomethingisineffective,youmeanthatithasnoeffectonaprocessorsituation. Economicreformwillcontinuetobepainfulandineffective. Thisisanineffectivemethodofcontrollingyourdog. Synonyms:unproductive,useless,futile,vain MoreSynonymsofineffective ineffectiveness uncountablenoun...theineffectivenessofsomeofthepolice'santi-crimestrategies.[+of] MoreSynonymsofineffective COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof ineffective Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'ineffective' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'ineffective' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'turophile' HindiTranslationof'ineffective' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency ineffectiveinBritishEnglish (ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ) adjective1. havingnoeffect 2. incompetentorinefficient CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsineffectively(ˌinefˈfectively)adverb ineffectiveness(ˌinefˈfectiveness)noun WordFrequency ineffectiveinAmericanEnglish (ˌɪnɛˈfɛktɪv ;ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ) adjective1.  noteffective;notproducingthedesiredeffect;ineffectual anineffectiveplan 2.  notcapableofperformingsatisfactorily;incompetent;inefficient anineffectivemayor Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedforms adverb ineffectiveness(ˌinefˈfectiveness) noun WordFrequency ineffectiveinAmericanEnglish (ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv) adjective1. noteffective;notproducingresults;ineffectual ineffectiveefforts ineffectiveremedies 2. inefficientorincompetent;incapable anineffectivemanager 3. lackinginartisticeffect,asaliterarywork,theatricalproduction,orpainting Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsineffectivelyadverb ineffectivenessnoun Wordorigin[1645–55;in-3+effective] Examplesof'ineffective'inasentence ineffective Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Butwhydotheybecomeineffectiveandobsolete?ChristianityToday(2000)Equallyineffectivewillbeforcingretailbankstoflogbranches.TheSun(2014)Thereisagrowingsensethatsensibleandnecessaryregulationhasbeenreplacedbyanexpensiveandineffectiveregulatorysledgehammer.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Thepublicperceptionisthatsocialworkersareunderpaid,overworkedandlargelyineffective.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Lockedintodecliningindustriesandashrinkingpublicsector,unionshavebecomeineffective.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Mostchemicalheadlicetreatmentsareexpensiveandineffectiveastheydon'tkilltheeggs.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Astrangelyineffectivedisplayasthefreneticpaceofthegameseemedtorestricthiscreativity.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Yes-andoftenineffective.TheSun(2007) COBUILDCollocations ineffective  generallyineffective ineffectiveleadership ineffectivepolicy ineffectiveregulation ineffectivetreatment ineffectiveuseof largelyineffective mostlyineffective relativelyineffective totallyineffective Trendsof ineffective Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages ineffective BritishEnglish:ineffective ADJECTIVE/ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/Ifyousaythatsomethingisineffective,youmeanthatithasnoeffectonaprocessorsituation.Economicreformwillcontinuetobepainfulandineffective.AmericanEnglish:ineffective /ɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/BrazilianPortuguese:ineficaz Chinese:不起作用的EuropeanSpanish:ineficaz French:inefficace German:wirkungslos Italian:inefficace Japanese:効果のないKorean:효과가없는EuropeanPortuguese:ineficaz LatinAmericanSpanish:ineficaz Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically ineffective ineducation ineffable ineffaceable ineffective ineffectiveleadership ineffectivepolicy ineffectiveregulation AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'I' Relatedtermsof ineffective ineffectivepolicy mostlyineffective generallyineffective ineffectiveleadership ineffectiveregulation Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofineffectivefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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