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Noun
▲
An inefficient part or factor
condition
disability
breakage
complaint
damage
defect
deficiency
destruction
deterioration
diminishing
disablement
disorder
hurt
injury
loss
ruination
weakening
wreckage
ruined goods
harm
detriment
disfigurement
disadvantage
affliction
defacement
mutilation
spoiling
marring
ill
vandalism
more ❯
“These results suggest that subchronic treatment with ginseng extract improves spatial cognitive impairment in aged rats.”
Noun
▲
The act of sabotaging something
sabotage
disruption
interference
interruption
obstruction
destruction
subversion
undermining
conspiracy
treachery
treason
deception
spoiling
subversiveness
connivance
intrusion
machination
demolition
impediment
ruining
complicity
crippling
impedance
filibustering
inhibition
mischief
collusion
occlusion
counterplot
encumbrance
vandalism
countermine
hindrance
subterfuge
wrecking
damage
ecotage
incapacitation
deliberate damage
defacing
vandalization
defacement
trashing
grafitti
harm
ravaging
ruin
sacking
smashing
more ❯
Noun
▲
The process of organic decay or rotting
putridness
rot
breakdown
decline
decomposition
deterioration
putrefaction
putrescence
degeneration
rotting
atrophy
decadence
disintegration
spoilage
withering
failing
putridity
mortification
degeneracy
fading
crumbling
adulteration
blight
consumption
decrease
decrepitude
depreciation
dilapidation
disrepair
dissolution
downfall
dying
extinction
gangrene
ruin
ruination
rust
senescence
spoilation
wasting
perishing
caries
corrosion
rottenness
wasting away
downgrade
declination
eclipse
drop
crash
comedown
destruction
regression
demise
overthrow
retrogression
end
annihilation
break-up
death
tumble
labefaction
worsening
relapse
falling apart
falling to pieces
depravation
slide
sinking
spoliation
dissipation
falling down
devastation
undoing
obliteration
demolition
decimation
demolishment
disgrace
desolation
defeat
wastage
extermination
vanquishing
unseating
havoc
subversion
toppling
conquest
ousting
topple
elimination
comeuppance
Waterloo
nemesis
flameout
deposition
bane
loss of power
debacle
rack and ruin
road to ruin
doom
loss of status
loss of prosperity
downturn
diminution
slump
abatement
reduction
decrement
lessening
dip
plummet
dive
plunge
shrinkage
recession
stumble
devaluation
diminishment
downswing
downtrend
loss
lowering
wane
slip
dent
depletion
flop
drop-off
backsliding
nosedive
falling off
more ❯
Noun
▲
A failure to function normally
malfunction
breakdown
failure
fault
defect
flaw
glitch
crash
collapse
blip
bug
error
gremlin
slip
problem
exception
mistake
limitation
obstruction
virus
catch
showstopper
jinx
echo
tap
spot
censor
dysfunction
minor shock
trouble
delay
hindrance
bottleneck
stoppage
holdup
failing
imperfection
blemish
malware
snarl-up
computer glitch
computer malfunction
check
hold-up
disappointment
blow
upset
bit of trouble
more ❯
Noun
▲
The condition of being weak, delicate or unhealthy
frailty
infirmity
feebleness
weakness
debility
enfeeblement
delicacy
fragility
frailness
incapacity
infirmness
puniness
weakliness
asthenia
debilitation
decrepitude
enervation
faintness
illness
indisposition
languidness
languor
listlessness
lowness
sickliness
sickness
slightness
dodderiness
shakiness
weediness
ill health
poor health
flimsiness
depletion
inertia
torpor
idleness
apathy
inactivity
indolence
sluggishness
drowsiness
sleepiness
brittleness
frangibility
stupor
hebetude
dullness
slowness
delicateness
inaction
senility
attenuation
incapacitation
valetudinarianism
lethargy
weakening
paralysis
laziness
heaviness
ennui
incompetence
insignificance
dizziness
dimness
exhaustedness
immobility
somnolence
lifelessness
ineffectualness
etiolation
insufficiency
indecisiveness
effeteness
enfeebled state
dreaminess
indistinctness
giddiness
inability
thinness
meagerness
paleness
haziness
lack of strength
loss of strength
dotage
agedness
wasting
elderliness
superannuation
senescence
eld
sloth
decline
old age
shabbiness
age
inertness
torpidity
indifference
torpidness
disinterest
phlegm
disregard
sleep
slumber
inanition
coma
leadenness
supineness
heedlessness
impassivity
insouciance
unmindfulness
unconcern
passiveness
more ❯
Noun
▲
Any speech disorder
speech impediment
impediment
speech disorder
stammer
stutter
falter
hesitancy
speech defect
faltering
hesitance
hesitant speech
lisp
Noun
▲
The action of disabling or the state of being disabled
disablement
deactivation
incapacitation
spiking
Noun
▲
Bad placement
misplacement
mislaying
misplacing
dispossession
forfeiture
losing
loss
accident
bereavement
calamity
casualty
cataclysm
catastrophe
cost
damage
death
debit
debt
defeat
deficiency
depletion
deprivation
destitution
destruction
detriment
disadvantage
disappearance
disaster
failure
fall
fatality
harm
hurt
injury
misadventure
mishap
need
perdition
privation
retardation
ruin
sacrifice
shrinkage
squandering
trial
trouble
undoing
want
waste
wreckage
bad luck
dropping
forgetting
overlooking
more ❯
Noun
▲
A region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour
lesion
bruise
injury
wound
abrasion
contusion
sore
trauma
cut
gash
hurt
laceration
puncture
scrape
scratch
tear
ulcer
ulceration
abscess
canker
carbuncle
graze
mark
running sore
swelling
damage
slash
rent
traumatism
nick
wrench
pull
twist
rick
torture
anguish
blow
smart
malady
hack
stroke
bang
knock
scald
turn
disturbance
upset
boo boo
cuff
lash
tension
black and blue mark
surface injury
scorch
insult
scraped area
offenceUK
slight
pricking
torment
grief
stress
snick
snip
affront
irritation
chip
dissection
shave
heartbreak
thrust
shooting pain
tenderness
stiffness
niggle
shoot
pain sensation
convulsion
hurting
painful feeling
pounding
painful sensation
kerf
scarification
carving
rabbet
groove
offenseUS
jerk
pressure
constriction
stretch
transfixion
jag
stick
feeling
piercing
sensation
knife wound
sense of loss
more ❯
Noun
▲
An abnormal formation
malformation
deformity
deformation
disfigurement
distortion
contortion
crookedness
disfiguration
misshape
misshapenness
warping
abnormality
malconformation
misshaping
twistedness
warp
abberation
aberration
bending
buckle
buckling
defect
fault
injury
irregularity
monstrosity
mutation
oddity
torturing
twisting
twist
wrenching
bend
squinching
screwing
gnarl
curve
warpage
faults
flaws
faultiness
convolution
anamorphosis
tortuosity
dislocation
misshapement
curvature
intorsion
anomaly
peculiarity
rarity
deviation
exception
oddment
idiosyncrasy
singularity
divergence
anomalism
atypicalness
deviancy
malfunction
deviance
bizarreness
extraordinariness
aberrancy
weirdness
preternaturalness
more ❯
Noun
▲
An unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness
disadvantage
drawback
downside
handicap
liability
minus
flaw
snag
trouble
weakness
catch
disbenefit
impediment
nuisance
pitfall
burden
defect
deficiency
fault
hindrance
limitation
penalty
complication
constraint
debit
detriment
difficulty
disability
failing
hardship
hurdle
incommodity
inconvenience
lack
negative
obstacle
problem
restriction
shortcoming
strike
affliction
cramp
crimp
encumbrance
fetter
hiccup
hitch
imperfection
privation
afterdeal
albatross
con
hangup
obstruction
trammel
stumbling block
weak point
weak spot
spanner in the works
fly in the ointment
monkey wrench in the works
discouragement
damper
prevention
rein
interruption
determent
control
hamper
hampering
impedance
blocking
disincentive
glitch
thwarting
deterrence
blockade
congestion
jam
hold-up
forestalling
preventive
straitjacket
sticking point
halt
dissuasion
circumscription
uphill
condition
limit
joker
dilemma
headache
safeguard
occlusion
ball and chain
bridle
avoidance
monkey wrench
booby trap
impasse
interception
inhibitor
gridlock
traverse
predicament
preclusion
blow
forestallment
mishap
defeat
deterence
obviation
hang-up
pickle
checking
snarl
defenceUK
interdict
defenseUS
fence
arrest
precaution
cumbrance
baggage
preventative
roadblock
clot
jam-up
reversal
circumvention
embargo
disappointment
rebuff
gotcha
whammy
quandary
hassle
gimmick
blank wall
protection
land mine
knot
disqualification
bond
tight spot
snarl-up
ban
opposition
logjam
foiling
security
suppression
reverse
fetters
curbing
baulkingUK
stopping
stifling
reduction
boycott
quashing
failure
upset
misfortune
frustration
caution
precautionary measure
knock
choking
clampdown
lock
curtailment
constriction
prob
taboo
mountain
remedy
confinement
balkingUS
downfall
break
bind
collapse
adversity
fix
bummer
foundering
rope
preventive measure
protective measure
stone in one's path
bug
disturbance
spot
body blow
tangle
puzzler
puzzle
scrape
plight
cropper
knock-back
wet blanket
mess
muddle
piece of bad luck
thorn in one's side
lack of success
one in the eye
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
kick in the teeth
bonds
elimination
barring
deadweight
bone of contention
complaint
anticipation
averting
precluding
stumbling stone
slowing
railing
sabotage
intervention
injury
intimidation
buttress
pale
weary load
prophylaxis
deadlock
exclusion
foot dragging
excess baggage
leash
tailback
obligation
commitment
handicapping
psychological baggage
checkmate
bad
flip side
defensive measures
restrainer
saddle
debt
guilt
cross
duty
narrowing
backup
tie-up
queue
iron
handcuff
proscription
deterring factor
chill
put-down
damp
bridling
repression
bulwark
aggravation
hobble
leg-iron
gyve
harness
depressant
cloud
shackling
fettering
holding back
cramping
smothering
detention
constrainment
captivity
kink
entanglement
factor
web
development
moratorium
veto
warning
encirclement
snafu
discontinuance
negative aspect
stopping up
tribulation
cuff
yoke
halting
deal-breaker
gloom
pall
crunch
unseen problem
trap
other side of the coin
interdiction
bump
pinch
infarct
closure
embolus
cordon
infarction
depression
trick
cinchers
anchor
binders
traffic jam
lapse
monkey on one's back
sublimation
snare
hold
moderation
rahui
evil
ill
stint
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
regression
flip-flop
unfortunate development
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
about-face
foil
bottom
the rub
can of worms
disputed point
gate
retarding device
rail
retardant
electronic ankle bracelet
interference with
restricted access
reverse of fortune
double whammy
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
demarcation
point at issue
cold water
bondage
order
instruction
deprivation
pinions
weight
decrease
string
manacles
chains
abridgment
ceiling
command
joker in the pack
mountain to climb
hedge
inadequacy
reservation
circumspection
injunction
modification
definition
qualification
drawing board
restraining order
line of defense
compression
contraction
astringency
boundary
tightening
squeezing
binding
shrinking
blunder
spoiling
palladium
fail-safe
protective
shield
whole new ballgame
slip
grievance
bother
inefficacy
error
neutralizer
prophylactic
countering
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
mix-up
catch-22
hot potato
thorn in one's flesh
vexed question
question mark
vexation
gremlin
source of difficulty
worry
hornets' nest
source of trouble
dispute
difficult situation
scotching
derailment
dashing
crushing
jump
stretch
crippling
hindering
snookering
baffling
bitter pill
stroke of bad luck
nonfulfillment
scuppering
nonfulfilment
contravention
unfulfillment
nonsuccess
hole
anticipatory measure
quagmire
malfunction
crash
shutdown
non-success
mire
disintegration
disruption
jackpot
awkward situation
box
tight corner
swamp
rattrap
stew
comess
ticklish situation
tricky situation
wreck
crackup
ruination
crumbling
ruin
crumpling
fizzle
how-do-you-do
breakdown
cessation
spot of trouble
sticky wicket
corner
dire straits
bit of bother
with nowhere to turn
distress
rabbit hole
fine kettle of fish
hot water
falling apart
fizzling out
falling down
seizing up
conking out
falling to pieces
falling through
more ❯
Noun
▲
The act, process or result of causing significant damage to something
destruction
devastation
ruin
elimination
ruination
wreckage
abolition
demolition
dismantling
downfall
defacing
demolishment
end
extirpation
shattering
smashing
crushing
disintegrating
levelingUS
levellingUK
ravaging
razing
spoiling
spoliation
undoing
wrecking
blighting
damage
death
desolation
disfigurement
felling
marring
overthrow
scarring
wasting
wipeout
abolishing
blasting
bombing
crashing
dissolving
dynamiting
extinguishing
harm
havoc
injury
invalidating
invalidation
torpedoing
violation
zapping
blowing up
breaking up
knocking down
pulling down
rooting out
tearing down
laying waste
razing to the ground
sterility
starkness
aridity
dismalness
balkanization
decentralisationUK
destroying
remoteness
forlornness
desolateness
dereliction
emptiness
more ❯
Noun
▲
A decline from previously high standards
lapse
decline
drop
fall
descent
deterioration
backsliding
degeneration
downturn
falling
regression
retrogression
slipping
worsening
decay
dereliction
ebb
sinking
slide
waning
corrosion
corruption
debasement
falling away
relapse
tainting
decadence
declension
devolution
recession
retrogradation
more ❯
Noun
▲
The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects
pollution
contamination
adulteration
dirtying
foulness
dirtiness
fouling
impurity
tainting
adulterating
befouling
contaminating
corruption
infection
soiling
taint
defilement
filthiness
infecting
uncleanness
vitiation
abuse
besmearing
decomposition
deterioration
effluence
fumes
litter
misuse
polluting
profanation
rottenness
smog
soilage
spoliation
trash
carbon footprint
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gasses
toxic waste
more ❯
Noun
▲
Cruel, violent or indecent treatment of a person or animal
abuse
maltreatment
mistreatment
manhandling
bullying
cruelty
oppression
violence
assault
hurt
persecution
torture
harm
injury
malevolence
violation
wronging
beating
damage
defilement
hitting
mishandling
molestation
offenceUK
offenseUS
injuring
neglect
spoiling
striking
wrong
ill treatment
ill-treatment
ill use
rough treatment
indecent assault
beating up
rough handling
roughing up
doing over
more ❯
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