73 entries under deficit topic. ×

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arrears(noun, loss, imperfection, inadequacy, discrepancy)
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privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
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default(noun, weakness, want, need, lack)
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gap(noun, weakness, crack, fault, loss)
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starvation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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bankruptcy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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barrenness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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beggary(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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defectiveness(loss, flaw, defect, inadequacy, inability)
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demerit(noun, weakness, lack, failing, imperfection)
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exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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loss(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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necessity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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weakness(noun, failure, fault, want, lack)
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abjection(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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aridity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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bug(noun, weakness, crack, fault, lack)
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