75 entries under inadequacy topic. ×

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in the red(expression, idiom, loss, required)
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inability to hack it(noun, expression, idiom, lack, imperfection)
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ineffectiveness(defect, imperfection, limitation, shortage)
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ineffectualness(defect, imperfection, limitation, shortage)
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insufficience(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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lapse(noun, weakness, failure, fault, lack)
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miss(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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red ink(expression, loss, deficit, required)
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retrenchment(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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shrinking(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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slightness(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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unfitness(defect, imperfection, limitation, shortage)
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unsuitableness(defect, imperfection, limitation, shortage)
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deficit imperfection(expression, loss, imperfection, deficit)
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