247 entries under noun topic. ×

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deprivation(failure, want, need, lack)
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exiguity(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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pass(difficulty, distress, failure, want)
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skimpiness(failure, need, lack, failing)
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strait(difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
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trouble(difficulty, depression, want, sadness)
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absence(want, need, lack, loss)
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adversity(trouble, difficulty, depression, want)
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bankruptcy(decline, pass, difficulty, distress)
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barrenness(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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debt(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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defect(weakness, condition, failure, want)
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failure(decline, weakness, lack, deficiency)
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homelessness
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misfortune(trouble, difficulty, depression, want)
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penuriousness(pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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shortcoming(weakness, condition, failure, want)
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shortfall(weakness, condition, failure, want)
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sparsity(lack, deficiency, shortage, scarcity)
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starvation(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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