50 entries under insufficiency topic. ×

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defalcation(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
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defectiveness(loss, defect, imperfection, inadequacy, inability)
4
paucity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
3
dearth(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
3
impotence(noun, weakness, skill, failure, fault)
3
incompetence(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
3
poverty(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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scarcity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, fault)
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curtailment(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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faultiness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
2
inability(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
2
incompetency(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
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inaptness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation, inadequacy)
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incapacity(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
1
ineffectiveness(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
1
ineffectualness(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
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inefficacy(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
1
inefficiency(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
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ineptitude(noun, weakness, skill, failure, lack)
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meagerness(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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