Shortcoming

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A deficiency; a flaw.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. deficiency
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The failure of a crop, or the like.
  • n. Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A falling-off of the usual produce, quantity, or amount, as of a crop.
  • n. A failure of performance, as of duty; a coming short; a delinquency.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a failing or deficiency
  • Hypernym
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    Synonym
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    fault   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    imperfection    flaw    drawback    failing    defect    frailty    blunder    inconsistency    limitation    foible