Deficiency and Vice

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Deficiency noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

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Vice is a synonym for deficiency. In some cases you can use "Vice" instead a noun "Deficiency".

Nearby Words: deficient, deficit, deficiently

Vice noun - A defect in character.

Usage example: curiosity in children is not a vice, but something to be encouraged

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Deficiency is a synonym for vice in shortcoming topic. You can use "Deficiency" instead a noun "Vice".

particular	particular deficiency	particular vice
real	real deficiency	real vice
moral	moral deficiency	moral vice
former	former deficiency	former vice
Other adjectives: racial, crippling.

Embodiment of Vice: Exemplifies a certain moral deficiency to such an extent as to become a symbol of it.

Source: Character Flaw Index

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