lack, want, deficit, absence, shortage, scarcity, dearth
de·fi·cien·cydəˈfiSHənsē/nounnoun: deficiency; plural noun: deficienciesa lack or shortage."vitamin A deficiency in children"synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall; More scarcity, paucity, absence, deprivation, shortness"a vitamin deficiency"antonyms: surplusa failing or shortcoming."they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them"synonyms: defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, weakness, weak point, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing
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Synonyms for "adage":ApothegmAphorismAxiomBywordDictumEpigramExpressionMaximMottoPhrasePreceptProverbQuipSaying
lack, deficiency, scarcity, need, want, dryness
Synonyms: persistence, tenacity, fortitude, resolve, decisiveness, purposefulness Antonyms: weakness, indecision, feebleness, vacillation, deficiency
shortcoming, fault, weakness, defect, deficiency, flaw, drawback, blemish
disadvantage, difficulty, handicap, deficiency, flaw, hitch, snag, downside
Defect, burden, deficiency, and liability. I got these from http://thesaurus.com/browse/disadvantage
There are no synonyms for AIDS. AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
de·fi·cien·cydəˈfiSHənsē/nounnoun: deficiency; plural noun: deficienciesa lack or shortage."vitamin A deficiency in children"synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall; More scarcity, paucity, absence, deprivation, shortness"a vitamin deficiency"antonyms: surplusa failing or shortcoming."they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them"synonyms: defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, weakness, weak point, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing
mistake, slip, error, blunder, lapse, oversight, indiscretion, failing, weakness, imperfection, flaw, deficiency, shortcoming, defect
de·fi·cien·cydəˈfiSHənsē/nounnoun: deficiency; plural noun: deficienciesa lack or shortage."vitamin A deficiency in children"synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall; More scarcity, paucity, absence, deprivation, shortness"a vitamin deficiency"antonyms: surplusa failing or shortcoming."they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them"synonyms: defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, weakness, weak point, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing
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Dwarfism is zinc deficiency. hypothyroidism is iodine deficiency.