150 entries under deficiency topic. ×

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demerit(noun, weakness, lack, failing, flaw)
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drought(lack, shortage, scarcity, nonexistence)
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loss(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, weakness)
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necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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privation(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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problem(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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sparsity(noun, lack, shortage, scarcity)
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taint(noun, weakness, failing, flaw, defect)
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underdevelopment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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abjection(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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abortion(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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abridgement(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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aridity(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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blot(noun, flaw, defect)
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bomb(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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botch(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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breakdown(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
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