2
curse(noun, depression, want, sadness, lack)
2
defalcation(weakness, failure, lack, defect, deficiency)
2
depletion(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
disaster(noun, trouble, difficulty, depression, want)
2
dolor(noun, depression, sadness, gloom, unhappiness)
2
emptiness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
flyspeck(noun, insufficiency)
2
grief(noun, depression, want, sadness, lack)
2
impecuniosity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, confusion)
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inadequateness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
2
inanition
2
mendicity
2
ordeal(noun, depression, sadness, gloom, unhappiness)
2
pauperization
2
peril(noun, lack, adversity, privation)
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pittance(noun, insufficiency)
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rarity(lack, scarcity, scantiness, rareness)
2
reduction(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
scant
2
shortness(noun, want, need, loss, miss)
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