5
peccadillo(noun, wrong, evil, weakness, fault)
5
sin(noun, action, point, weakness, fault)
5
want(noun, weakness, failure, fault, need)
4
arrears(noun, loss, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
4
defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
4
defectiveness(loss, defect, imperfection, inadequacy, inability)
4
difference(disparity, inequality, inequity)
4
famine
4
handicap(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, negative)
4
hole(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
4
imbalance(noun, lack, disparity, inequity)
4
limitation(noun, benefit, difficulty, weakness, bar)
4
paucity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
4
taint(noun, weakness, crack, fault, failing)
4
unevenness(disparity, inequality, inequity)
4
weak spot(noun, expression, catch, difficulty, weakness)
3
dearth(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
3
deprivation(noun, difficulty, weakness, want, need)
3
fallibility(noun, weakness, failing, flaw, defect)
3
immaturity
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