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outage collapse: a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."; the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation

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

famine collapse: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

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

beggary collapse: a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person); the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy"

drought collapse: a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"; a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

missing link collapse: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings

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"

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"

starvation collapse: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"; a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

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"

unevenness collapse: the quality of being unbalanced; the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity

lack collapse: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

inferiority collapse: an inferior quality; the quality of being a competitive disadvantage; the state of being inferior

need collapse: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"; a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"; have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

delinquency collapse: an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor; a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"; nonpayment of a debt when due

impurity collapse: the condition of being impure; worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"

gap collapse: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"; a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"; a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations; make an opening or gap in

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