75 entries under deficit topic. ×

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fault(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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arrears(noun, failure, loss, imperfection, shortage)
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default(noun, decline, weakness, failure, want)
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defectiveness(noun, loss, defect, imperfection, shortage)
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frailty(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
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exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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bankruptcy(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, pass)
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bug(noun, weakness, lack, failing, flaw)
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demerit(noun, weakness, lack, failing, flaw)
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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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underdevelopment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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abjection(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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