85 entries under hardship topic. ×

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famine(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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bankruptcy(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, pass, distress, bar)
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scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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straits(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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denial(noun, lack, deficiency, taking)
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depletion(noun, defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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disadvantage(noun, trouble, hurt, defeat, fall)
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insolvency(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
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pennilessness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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pinch(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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adversity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, depression)
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deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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divestment(lack, deficiency, taking, scarcity)
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exigency(noun, trouble, difficulty, want, need)
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expropriation(noun, lack, loss, deficiency)
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inadequacy(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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