89 entries under inadequacy topic. ×

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need(noun, weakness, want, lack, loss)
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scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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absence(noun, weakness, want, need, lack)
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demerit(noun, wrong, evil, point, difficulty)
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catch(noun, point, weakness, crack, informal)
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disadvantage(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, fault)
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inadequateness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation)
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inferiority(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
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sin(noun, action, point, weakness, fault)
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want(noun, weakness, failure, fault, need)
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arrears(noun, loss, imperfection, shortage)
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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
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defectiveness(loss, defect, imperfection, inability)
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limitation(noun, benefit, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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paucity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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dearth(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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deprivation(noun, difficulty, weakness, want, need)
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poverty(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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scarcity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, fault)
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dereliction(noun, weakness, lack, failing, imperfection)
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