7
fault(noun, evil)
5
demerit(noun, evil)
5
drawback
4
crime
3
worthlessness
3
disgrace
2
deficiency
2
evil
2
fail(verb, bear, attend, rally, overdrawn)
2
failing
2
failure(noun, increase, rise, lack)
1
disadvantage(noun, evil)
1
weakness(noun, evil)
1
defect
1
flaw
1
vice
1
aberration
1
absence
1
arrears
1
blemish
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