Handicap and Shortfall

Handicap

Handicap noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.

Shortfall and handicap are semantically related in weakness topic. In some cases you can use "Shortfall" instead a noun "Handicap".

Nearby Words: handicapped, handicapping

Shortfall

Shortfall noun - The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
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Handicap and shortfall are semantically related in weakness topic. Sometimes you can use "Handicap" instead a noun "Shortfall".

Nearby Word: shortage
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