18
indigence(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
16
need(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
16
want(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
15
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
13
destitution(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
13
penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
12
necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
12
poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
10
beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
10
deprivation(noun, failure, want, need, hardship)
10
pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
distress(noun, pass, difficulty, failure, want)
7
lack(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
pinch(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
impecuniousness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
4
difficulty(noun, pass, distress, failure, want)
4
hardship(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
4
impecuniosity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
4
impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
4
pennilessness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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