75 entries under inadequacy topic. ×

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dereliction(noun, decline, neglect, failure, mess)
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destitution(noun, defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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arrears(noun, failure, loss, obligation)
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catch(noun, verb, weakness, crack, fault)
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limitation(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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shortness(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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depletion(noun, defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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glitch(noun, weakness, crack, informal, fault)
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inability(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
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inaptness(defect, imperfection, limitation, shortage)
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incapacity(noun, defect, imperfection, limitation)
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incompetency(lack, defect, imperfection, limitation)
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inefficacy(defect, imperfection, limitation, shortage)
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inefficiency(noun, defect, imperfection, limitation)
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ineptitude(noun, defect, imperfection, limitation)
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stint(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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distress(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, want)
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exigency(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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in the hole(expression, idiom, loss, required)
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