95 entries under noun topic. ×

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deficit(weakness, condition, failure, want)
13
shortage(weakness, condition, failure, want)
13
deficiency(weakness, condition, failure, want)
13
inadequacy(weakness, condition, failure, want)
11
insufficiency(weakness, condition, failure, want)
11
lack(weakness, condition, failure, want)
11
shortcoming(weakness, condition, failure, want)
8
defect(weakness, condition, failure, want)
8
paucity(weakness, condition, failure, want)
7
default(want, need, loss, reduction)
7
imperfection(shortage, insufficiency, scantiness, meagerness)
6
arrears(loss, imperfection, shortage, discrepancy)
6
famine(lack, deficiency, scarcity, insufficiency)
6
need(want, loss, reduction, deficiency)
6
scantiness(weakness, condition, failure, want)
6
want(weakness, failure, need, lack)
5
absence(want, need, lack, loss)
5
dearth(weakness, failure, want, need)
5
failure(weakness, lack, deficiency, shortage)
5
incompleteness(loss, imperfection, deficit, insufficiency)
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