117 entries under deficiency topic. ×

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bankruptcy(noun, decline, pass, difficulty, distress)
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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debt(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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defect(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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failure(noun, decline, weakness, lack)
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penuriousness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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shortcoming(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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shortfall(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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sparsity(noun, lack, shortage, scarcity)
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starvation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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underage(noun, weakness, condition, failure, excess)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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defalcation(weakness, failure, lack, defect)
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depletion(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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emptiness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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impecuniosity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, confusion)
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inadequateness(defect, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
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reduction(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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shortness(noun, want, need, loss, miss)
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uncommonness(lack, shortage, scarcity, insufficiency)
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