103 entries under shortage topic. ×

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in the hole(noun, expression, idiom, damage, balance)
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in the red(noun, expression, idiom, damage, balance)
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inability(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
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inaptness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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incapacity(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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incompetence(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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incompetency(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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indigence(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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ineffectiveness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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ineffectualness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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inefficacy(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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inefficiency(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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ineptitude(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
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insufficience(noun, weakness, want, need, lack)
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lapse(weakness, failure, lack, deficiency)
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leanness(weakness, failure, lack, deficiency)
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necessitousness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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neglect(noun, decline, weakness, failure, mess)
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often financial(noun, expression, difficulty, lack, hardship)
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