5
deserting(verb, relinquishing, abandoning, renouncing)
4
abandoning(verb, relinquishing, abandoning, renouncing)
4
blemishing(verb, blemishing)
4
flawing(verb, blemishing)
3
abdicating(verb, relinquishing, abandoning, renouncing)
3
blotting(verb, adjective, blemishing)
3
cracking(verb, adjective, blemishing)
3
damaging(verb, blemishing)
3
forsaking(verb, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
2
backsliding(verb, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
2
bugging
2
defaulting
2
desertion(noun, abandonment, disappearance, absconding)
2
disavowing(verb, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
2
faulting
2
fracturing(verb, blemishing)
2
kinking(noun, verb, blemishing)
2
lacking
2
leaving(verb, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
2
malfunctioning
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