105 entries under deficiency topic. ×

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defect(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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drought(noun, want, lack, shortage)
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exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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shortfall(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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skimpiness(noun, failure, need, lack, failing)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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inadequateness(noun, defect, imperfection, inadequacy)
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indigence(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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nonexistence(noun, want, lack, absence)
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pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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pennilessness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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pinch(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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shortcoming(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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shortness(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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starvation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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bankruptcy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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blemish(noun, defect, imperfection, limitation)
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