shortcoming
shortcoming is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The act of falling, or coming short; as: (a) The failure of a crop, or the like. (b) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- addle
- alone
- and
- anvil
- arrear
- back
- balance
- battle
- become
- below
- bottom
- break
- candle
- caret
- collapse
- come
- commonalty
- complete
- contract
- contracted
- crude
- decrease
- defalcation
- default
- defect
- defective
- deficiency
- deficient
- deficit
- disadvantage
- discontinuity
- down
- drawn
- drop
- ebb
- failing
- fall
- fiddle
- fire
- fit
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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