65 entries under failure topic. ×

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necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
10
beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
10
insolvency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
9
difficulty(noun, trouble, pass, distress, confusion)
9
famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
9
hardship(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
9
impecuniousness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
8
scarceness(noun, weakness, condition, lack)
7
meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
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pennilessness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
7
pinch(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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scantness(noun, weakness, condition, excess)
5
straits(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
4
deprivation(noun, want, need, lack)
4
exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
4
pass(noun, difficulty, distress, want)
4
skimpiness(noun, need, lack, failing)
3
bankruptcy(noun, decline, pass, difficulty, distress)
3
barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress)
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