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short⋅com⋅ing

  [shawrt-kuhm-ing]
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–noun
a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
Origin:
1670–80; short + coming

Synonyms:
fault, flaw, failing, weakness.
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short·com·ing   (shôrt'kŭm'ĭng)   
n.  A deficiency; a flaw.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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shortcoming 
1680, from the phrase to come short "be inadequate" (1579); see short (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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