33
flaw(noun, help, check, catch, point)
28
fault(noun, characteristic, help, check, disorder)
27
defect(noun, characteristic, help, check, disorder)
26
deficiency(noun, check, disorder, wrong, evil)
25
imperfection(noun, characteristic, help, check, disorder)
22
weakness(noun, characteristic, help, check, hurt)
17
insufficiency(noun, weakness, condition, skill, failure)
16
lack(noun, check, point, difficulty, weakness)
15
failing(noun, help, disorder, point, weakness)
15
foible(noun, help, weakness, fault, failing)
15
frailty(noun, help, disorder, point, weakness)
15
inadequacy(noun, weakness, condition, skill, failure)
13
drawback(noun, check, hurt, damage, benefit)
13
infirmity(noun, help, disorder, point, weakness)
13
weak point(noun, expression, idiom, characteristic, help)
12
blemish(noun, help, weakness, fault, lack)
10
shortfall(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
9
deficit(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
9
failure(noun, weakness, skill, fault, mistake)
9
lapse(noun, point, difficulty, slip, weakness)
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