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disqualification collapse: the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified; unfitness that bars you from participation

imbalance collapse: a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance"

arrears collapse: an unpaid overdue debt; the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"

poverty collapse: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

inability collapse: lacking the power to perform; lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

foible collapse: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

minority collapse: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position"; a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part; any age prior to the legal age

incompleteness collapse: the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"

incapability collapse: the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; lack of potential for development

infancy collapse: the earliest state of immaturity; the early stage of growth or development

deficit collapse: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

impairment collapse: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

absence collapse: failure to be present; the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"; the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"

pittance collapse: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"

maladjustment collapse: the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability

incapacity collapse: lack of physical or natural qualifications; lack of intellectual power

incompetence collapse: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications; inability of a part or organ to function properly

fly in the ointment collapse: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

disproportion collapse: lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

imbecility collapse: retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot

insufficiency collapse: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"; (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally; a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

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