2
weakness(noun, failure, lack, deficiency, shortage)
1
abridgement(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
arrear
1
arrearage
1
beggary
1
blemish(noun, insufficiency, scantiness, meagerness)
1
decline
1
decrease(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
delinquency
1
depletion(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
discontinuity(noun, incompleteness)
1
discrepancy(noun, shortage)
1
distress(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
due bill(expression, loss, shortage, discrepancy, deficit)
1
exigency(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
exiguity(noun, want, need, loss, reduction)
1
failing(noun, insufficiency, scantiness, meagerness)
1
falling short
1
fault
1
flyspeck(noun, insufficiency)
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