50 entries under deficiency topic. ×

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reduction(noun, act, cut, decline, increase)
12
retrenchment(noun, decrease, care, restraint, want)
11
decrease(noun, act, cut, decline, increase)
10
abridgement(noun, decrease, care, restraint, want)
7
shortage(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
5
lack(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
4
depletion(noun, decrease, want, need, loss)
4
shrinkage(noun, cut, decline, decrease, care)
3
scantiness(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
2
deficit(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
2
deprivation(noun, want, need, loss, miss)
2
insufficiency(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
2
need(noun, want, loss, reduction)
2
privation(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
2
shortcoming(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
2
shortfall(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
1
absence(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
1
dearth(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
1
defalcation(weakness, failure, lack, lapse)
1
default(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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