111 entries under noun topic. ×

30
hunger(state, want, deprivation, appetite)
26
starvation(pass, passion, desire, difficulty)
20
shortage(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
17
dearth(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
17
drought(state, want, lack, deficiency)
15
paucity(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
14
scarcity(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
14
poverty(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
12
want(pass, passion, desire, difficulty)
12
lack(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
9
deficiency(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
deficit(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
destitution(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
impoverishment(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
insufficiency(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
need(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
malnutrition(deprivation, hunger, starvation, undernourishment)
6
meagerness(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
5
absence(need, lack, deficiency, inadequacy)
5
inadequacy(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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