144 entries under failure topic. ×

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drawback(noun, trouble, check, block, difficulty)
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default(noun, decline, want, need)
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famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
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scarceness(noun, weakness, condition, lack)
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vice(noun, wrong, evil, difficulty, weakness)
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meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
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privation(noun, trouble, defeat, pass, difficulty)
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loss(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, damage)
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neglect(noun, decline, mess, lack)
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omission(noun, lack, avoidance, evasion)
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skimpiness(noun, need, lack, failing)
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bankruptcy(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, pass)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, lack, loss)
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defection(noun, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
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deprivation(noun, trouble, defeat, difficulty, bar)
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dereliction(noun, decline, neglect, mess)
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destitution(noun, defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
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arrears(noun, loss, obligation, inadequacy)
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starvation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
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