4
sin(noun, weakness, fault, lack, failing)
4
surrender(verb, abandon, refuse, relinquish, disown)
4
trouble(noun, health, upset, difficulty, weakness)
4
underage(noun, weakness, condition, failure, lack)
4
wart(noun, mark, weakness, spot, fault)
3
Mar
3
abnegate(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse)
3
abnormality
3
back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, desert)
3
backslide(verb, renounce)
3
brand(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
3
complication
3
deny(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse)
3
disavow(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, abandon)
3
disclaim(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse)
3
disgrace(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
3
dishonor(noun, verb, reject, mark, dismiss)
3
disown(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, abandon)
3
faultiness(noun, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
3
feebleness(noun, disorder, weakness, fault, illness)
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