mediocrity

🇺🇸 /ˌmiːdiˈɑːkrəti/ 🇬🇧 /ˌmiːdiˈɒkrəti/
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Tags TOP20000CEFR-C2
noun
R

being average or not very good

The company's products fell into mediocrity after the founder left.

R

a person who is average or not very good at something

The team failed because it was full of mediocrities who lacked talent.

translation

n. being average or not very good; a person who is average or not very good at something

Word Forms

Plural mediocrities