69 entries under need topic. ×

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lack(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
32
paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
27
scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
want(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
insufficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
22
deficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
19
famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
19
scantiness(noun, weakness, failure, want)
18
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
18
poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
17
absence(noun, state, weakness, condition, want)
9
deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
8
meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
5
destitution(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
5
barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
5
default(noun, weakness, failure, want)
5
defect(noun, weakness, failure, want)
5
exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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