2
carelessness(noun, incompetence)
2
disorganization(noun, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineptitude)
2
drawback(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
2
inaptness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
2
inutility(noun, weakness, skill, failure, shortcoming)
1
blemish(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
1
dearth(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
1
defalcation(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
1
defect(noun, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
1
defectiveness(defect, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage, inability)
1
defenselessness(noun, weakness, hopelessness, helplessness, subjection)
1
deficit(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
1
delinquency(noun, inexpedience)
1
dilettantism(noun, stupidity, ignorance, inability, incapacity)
1
disadvantage
1
disservice
1
failing(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
1
faultiness(noun, defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
1
frailty(noun, weakness, skill, failure, shortcoming)
1
fruitlessness
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