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n. 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"

insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

force, forcefulness, strength

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

turkey, bomb, dud

n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

worsening

n. changing something with the result that it becomes worse

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy, failure

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

waterloo

n. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

lowering

n. the act of causing to become less

reduction, simplification

n. the act of reducing complexity

fall

n. a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"

abyss, abysm

n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

precipice

n. a very steep cliff

waterfall, falls

n. a steep descent of the water of a river

subside, settle

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

fail, go wrong, miscarry

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

deteriorate

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

drop

v. fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

bumble, stutter, stammer, falter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

flounder

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

misfire

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

resist, balk, baulk, jib

v. refuse to comply

subvert

v. destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

shy

v. throw quickly

slump, fall off, sink

v. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

drop

v. fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop"

worsen, decline

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

misfire

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

flounder

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

bumble, stutter, stammer, falter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

crash

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fail, go wrong, miscarry

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

languish, fade

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

deteriorate

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

devalue

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

stop, halt, block, kibosh

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

fade, wither

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

fail

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

refuse, decline

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

abstain, refrain, desist

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

worsen, decline

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

Synonyms (4)

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

Antonyms (27)

improvement, melioration

n. a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

increase, increment, growth

n. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

upgrade

n. hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

derail, jump

v. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

accept, consent, go for

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

undertake, take in charge

v. accept as a charge

grow

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

accept, take, have

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

accept, admit, take, take on

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

adopt, borrow, take over, take up

v. take up and practice as one's own

receive, have

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

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