137 entries under deficiency topic. ×

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deprivation(noun, difficulty, weakness, want, need)
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fallibility(noun, weakness, failing, flaw, defect)
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impotence(noun, weakness, skill, failure, fault)
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incompetence(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
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poverty(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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scarcity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, fault)
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blot(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
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curtailment(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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destitution(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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faultiness(defect, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
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feebleness(noun, disorder, weakness, fault, illness)
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glitch(noun, weakness, crack, fault, lack)
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impairment(noun, weakness, burden, fault, lapse)
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inability(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
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incompetency(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
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privation(noun, weakness, want, need, lack)
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problem(noun, weakness, negative, failing, flaw)
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Achilles heel(noun, expression, weakness, fault, lack)
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abridgement(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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ailing(noun, disorder, weakness, fault, illness)
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