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inefficacy (n.)
"want of force or virtue to produce the desired effect," 1610s, from Late Latin
inefficacia
, from
inefficacem
(nominative
inefficax
), from
in-
"not, opposite of" (see
in-
(1)) +
efficax
(see
efficacy
).