407 entries under noun topic. ×

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lack(verb, trouble, check, pass)
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insufficiency(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
25
inadequacy(trouble, decline, ruin, defeat)
25
flaw(trouble, check, block, damage)
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shortcoming(check, disorder, wrong, evil)
23
imperfection(trouble, check, disorder, wrong)
20
want(verb, defeat, pass, difficulty)
20
dearth(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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defect(trouble, check, disorder, difficulty)
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shortage(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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weakness(trouble, charge, check, disorder)
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paucity(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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scantiness(weakness, condition, failure, want)
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deficit(decline, ruin, defeat, pass)
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need(defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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scarcity(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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failing(trouble, check, decline, disorder)
15
absence(state, want, need, lack)
15
frailty(disorder, difficulty, weakness, fault)
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fault(trouble, disorder, wrong, evil)
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