6
debt(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
underage(noun, weakness, condition, failure, excess)
5
defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
5
imperfection(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
5
omission(noun, incompleteness)
4
decline(noun, ruin, defeat, neglect, collapse)
4
discontinuity(noun, incompleteness)
4
drought
4
gap(noun, loss, incompleteness, underperformance)
4
incompleteness(noun, loss, defect, deficiency, inadequacy)
4
indebtedness(noun, charge, ruin, damage, failure)
4
liability(noun, damage, balance, capital, credit)
4
scarceness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, lack)
4
undersupply
3
arrear
3
bankruptcy(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, pass)
3
break
3
bust(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
3
damage(noun, defeat, balance, affection, capital)
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