weakening
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈwiːkənɪŋ/
- The weakening of, of civil liberties, the censorship, all that stuff was already underway.
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- And so by weakening your ability to feel pain, you actually weaken your ability to feel joy.
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- We thought we finally got a weakening report that implied the Fed might be done.
Examples
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The weakening of the concrete structure was evident after years of exposure to harsh weather.
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Experts discussed the weakening of the local economy due to increased unemployment rates.
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On Weakening Rights in Order to Save Them
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That, in my opinion is a weakening of Binance's risk tolerance.
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So if that's one, the weakening of the family, what are some other things that you think of have depleted the soil?
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You're seeing a weakening of a network, a network that is now taking stronger priming to pull it out of there.
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She noticed that when they do change in brightness, it's a sharp rise to brightness and then a slow weakening to the faintness.
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Residents expressed concern over the weakening of public services in their neighborhood.
Synonyms
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2.8
To make something less in amount, value, or level
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2.2
A drop in amount or number
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
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6.8
The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time
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4.6
Becoming less in size, number, amount or importance
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7.9
Slow loss of people or strength caused by continued pressure
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5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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2.3
Becoming less in number, size, or strength
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4.6
A decrease in amount or level, for example moving to a lower job
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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7.9
A decrease in size, amount, or importance
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3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
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4.2
A change where something becomes worse over time
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6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
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8.3
A slow decline from a higher to a lower state in quality or power
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6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
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6.7
A slow decrease in strength, amount, or intensity
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5.6
A change when something becomes less tight, strong, or intense
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6.5
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
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5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
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8.1
Making someone or something weak and less able to do things
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9.9
A slow loss of strength or growth in something
Antonyms
How Weakening
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Morphology
Etymology
Weakening comes from the simple parts weak ('not strong'), -en ('to make'), and -ing ('the act or process'). So a weakening is the act or process of making something less strong, like slow rain that wears away a bridge or an illness that lowers a voice.