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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lack, deficiency, scarcity, need, want, dryness
Synonyms: persistence, tenacity, fortitude, resolve, decisiveness, purposefulness Antonyms: weakness, indecision, feebleness, vacillation, deficiency
disadvantage, difficulty, handicap, deficiency, flaw, hitch, snag, downside
shortcoming, fault, weakness, defect, deficiency, flaw, drawback, blemish
There are no synonyms for AIDS. AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Defect, burden, deficiency, and liability. I got these from http://thesaurus.com/browse/disadvantage
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.