195 entries under failing topic. ×

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drawback(noun, trouble, check, block, difficulty)
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weak point(noun, expression, trouble, block, difficulty)
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foible(noun, weakness, crack, fault)
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gap(noun, difficulty, weakness, fault, lack)
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vice(noun, wrong, evil, difficulty, weakness)
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demerit(noun, wrong, evil, weakness, fault)
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meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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privation(noun, trouble, defeat, pass, difficulty)
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sin(noun, action, weakness, crack, fault)
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loss(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, damage)
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neglect(noun, decline, failure, mess, lack)
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skimpiness(noun, failure, need, lack)
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bankruptcy(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, pass)
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bug(noun, weakness, crack, informal, fault)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
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defection(noun, failure, rejection, withdrawal)
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deprivation(noun, trouble, defeat, difficulty, bar)
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dereliction(noun, decline, neglect, failure, mess)
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impairment(noun, hurt, defeat, fall, damage)
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catch(noun, verb, weakness, crack, fault)
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