5
handicap(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
5
irregularity(noun, fault, blemish, flaw, imperfection)
5
lapse(noun, verb, break, abandon, wrong)
5
nick(noun, verb, blemish)
5
pockmark(noun, verb, mark, spot, stain)
5
renege(verb, break, desert, faith, abscond)
5
repudiate(verb, stop, reject, turn, abandon)
5
resign(verb, reject, leave, abandon, refuse)
5
revolt(verb, break, disturb, oppose, dislike)
5
scarceness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, lack)
5
snag(noun, trouble, mark, disorder, difficulty)
5
spurn(verb, stop, break, reject, dismiss)
5
stigma(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
5
vacate(verb, move, go, start, withdraw)
5
weak spot(noun, expression, catch, difficulty, weakness)
4
affliction(noun, upset, disorder, weakness, condition)
4
ailment(noun, upset, disorder, weakness, condition)
4
birthmark(noun, mark, spot, fault, stain)
4
blunder(noun, wrong, slip, weakness, burden)
4
chip(noun, verb, mark, spot, stain)
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