109 entries under shortage topic. ×

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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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dereliction(noun, decline, neglect, failure, mess)
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destitution(noun, defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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arrears(noun, failure, loss, obligation, inadequacy)
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starvation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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vacancy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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curtailment(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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debt(noun, defeat, pass, wrong, evil)
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depletion(noun, defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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emptiness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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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, inadequacy)
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incapacity(noun, defect, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
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