Shortcoming
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English
Noun
Shortcoming (plural Shortcomings)Adjectives for Shortcoming
intellectual; obvious; spiritual; convenient; pleasant.
Verbs for Shortcoming
adjust—; atone for—; balance—; betray—; cloak—; compensate for—; condemn—; cope with—; correct—; counteract—; countervail —; denounce—; develop—; discern—; disclose—; divulge—; equalize—; expose—; indicate—; neutralize—; nullify—; overcome—; reconcile to—; redeem—; reproach —; reprove—; reveal—; perceive—.
Thesaurus
absence, adulteration, asymmetry, beggary, blemish, bug, catch, contrariety, crack, defect, defectibility, defection, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit, demerit, deprivation, destitution, difference, disequilibrium, disparity, disproportion, drawback, drought, erroneousness, failing, failure, fallibility, famine, fault, faultiness, faute, flaw, foible, frailty, heterogeneity, hole, imbalance, immaturity, impairment, imperfection, impoverishment, impurity, inaccuracy, inadequacy, inadequateness, incompleteness, inequality, inequity, inexactitude, inexactness, infirmity, injustice, insufficiency, irregularity, kink, lack, liability, little problem, mediocrity, need, nonuniformity, odds, omission, overbalance, patchiness, problem, rift, shortage, shortfall, sin, sketchiness, snag, something missing, starvation, taint, unbalance, undevelopment, unevenness, unfair discrimination, unperfectedness, unsoundness, vulnerable place, want, wantage, weak link, weak point, weakness
Translations
External links
- Shortcoming in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Shortcoming in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
