76 entries under deficiency topic. ×

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shortfall(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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inadequateness(noun, defect, imperfection, inadequacy)
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shortness(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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underage(noun, weakness, condition, loss, excess)
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famine(noun, need, lack, shortage)
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incompleteness(noun, defect, imperfection, inadequacy)
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rareness(noun, lack, shortage, scarcity)
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sparsity(noun, lack, shortage, scarcity)
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curtailment(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
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exiguousness(noun, need, lack, shortage)
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pinch(noun, weakness, failure, lack)
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tightness(noun, weakness, failure, lack)
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destitution(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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incompetence(defect, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
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infrequency(lack, shortage, scarcity, insufficiency)
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lapse(noun, weakness, failure, lack)
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slightness(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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slim pickings(expression, lack, shortage, scarcity)
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uncommonness(lack, shortage, scarcity, insufficiency)
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