80 entries under shortage topic. ×

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skimpiness(noun, failure, need, lack, failing)
6
shortfall(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
5
inadequateness(noun, defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
5
underage(noun, weakness, condition, loss, excess)
4
famine(noun, need, lack, deficiency)
4
incompleteness(noun, defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
4
rareness(noun, lack, deficiency, scarcity)
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sparsity(noun, lack, deficiency, scarcity)
3
curtailment(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
3
exiguousness(noun, need, lack, deficiency)
3
imperfection(noun, weakness, lack, failing, defect)
3
pinch(noun, weakness, failure, lack, deficiency)
3
tightness(noun, weakness, failure, lack, deficiency)
2
drought(lack, scarcity)
2
incompetence(defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy)
2
infrequency(lack, deficiency, scarcity, insufficiency)
2
lapse(noun, weakness, failure, lack, deficiency)
2
rarity(lack, delicacy, inadequacy, scarcity)
2
slim pickings(expression, lack, deficiency, scarcity)
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