76 entries under deficiency topic. ×

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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
4
failure(noun, lack, disadvantage, scarcity)
4
penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
4
scantiness(noun, need, lack, shortage)
3
exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
3
hardship(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
3
poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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bankruptcy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
defect(noun, need, lack, shortage)
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distress(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, want)
2
emptiness(noun, pass, passion, desire, difficulty)
2
indigence(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
insolvency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
neediness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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pennilessness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
pinch(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
scantness(lack, shortage, scarcity, insufficiency)
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