Crossword-Solution: SHORTCOMING
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcoming | n. | The act of falling, or coming short |
| Shortcoming | n. | The failure of a crop, or the like. |
| Shortcoming | n. | Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty. |
We have 53 clues for the answer “SHORTCOMING”
| Clue | Answers |
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| an imperfection or lack that detracts from the whole | 1 answer |
| Weakness arrivin'? | 1 answer |
| Character flaw, say | 1 answer |
| Character flaw | 6 answers |
| defalcation | 11 answers |
| Foible | 26 answers |
| ought | 33 answers |
| stiff neck | 37 answers |
| should | 37 answers |
| Defection | 39 answers |
| answerable | 44 answers |
| Nought | 44 answers |
| goose egg | 44 answers |
| Obligated | 45 answers |
| tightness | 49 answers |
| meagreness | 49 answers |
| rigidity | 50 answers |
| abstinence | 51 answers |
| Malady | 51 answers |
| blamable | 51 answers |
| Accountable | 51 answers |
| Indisposition | 52 answers |
| starvation | 53 answers |
| Must | 53 answers |
| Cipher | 55 answers |
| flaw | 55 answers |
| Responsible | 55 answers |
| Inflexibility | 56 answers |
| paucity | 57 answers |
| rightness | 57 answers |
| aught | 57 answers |
| shortfall | 58 answers |
| Scarcity | 61 answers |
| Poverty | 61 answers |
| ailment | 61 answers |
| Failing | 62 answers |
| Hardness | 62 answers |
| trusty | 63 answers |
| austerity | 64 answers |
| Dearth | 65 answers |
| Nothing | 67 answers |
| disease | 67 answers |
| Capable | 68 answers |
| Defect | 69 answers |
| Deficiency | 69 answers |
| ANYTHING ___ | 69 answers |
| Immaturity | 72 answers |
| Have ___ | 75 answers |
| Bound | 76 answers |
| Zero | 76 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings,
whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by
a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the
body.
Hint 2 anagram
NTMOOIE
Hint 3 another clue
A FEELING OF GREAT ELATION
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Sentences with SHORTCOMING (5)
The dearth of strong moral character, of unbending righteousness, he felt, was their great shortcoming, and here he would begin.
That he was unusual, no one will deny; that he was the originator of many of China's greatest reform measures, is equally true; but that he lacked the power to execute what he conceived, and the ability to select great statesmen to assist him, seems to have been his chief shortcoming.
Contemplating as I do the existence of the Artisans’ Committee, which not long ago considered the establishment of the Institute so sensibly, and supported it so heartily, I earnestly entreat the gentlemen—earnest I know in the good work, and who are now among us,—by all means to avoid the great shortcoming of similar institutions; and in asking the working man for his confidence, to set him the great example and give him theirs in return.
Any departure from these canons of form is to be depreciated, not so much because it evinces a shortcoming in mechanical efficiency, or even that it shows an absence of the servile attitude and temperament, but because, in the last analysis, it shows the absence of special training.
Thus, God is superior to all because he is the supreme giver, and the offerings of man fall short by an infinite distance of being a full return for the gifts of God; but gratitude in some degree makes up for this deficiency and shortcoming.
Quotes with SHORTCOMING (3)
I have learned, that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is: myself. You must love yourself. You have to forgive yourself, everyday, whenever you remember a shortcoming, a flaw, you have to tell yourself "That's just fine". You have to forgive yourself so much, until you don't even see those things anymore. Because that's what love is like.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who s…
You're not eating anything," said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming. Anne sighed. I can't. I'm in the depths of despair. Can you eat whenyou are in the depths of despair?" I've never been in the depths of despair, so I can't say," responded Marilla. Weren't you? Well, did you ever try to IMAGINE you were inthe depths of despair?" No, I didn't." Then I don't think you can understand what it's like. It's very uncomfortable a feeling indeed.
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Appears in: NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1979–2017).