weakness
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈwiːknəs/
:
debilidad
- His sudden outburst was a clear sign of emotional weakness during a stressful situation.
- physical weakness
- muscle weakness
- signs of weakness
These tests tap a dyslexic's weakness in law.
- These tests tap a dyslexic's weakness in law.
- It's like you're showing weakness now.
- He felt weak and in that weakness, he was not able to face her.
- The great human weakness is computational power.
- And among the biggest weaknesses is poor health.
- It could translate it sometimes as like failure of will, weakness of will, failure of nerve.
- And yet the suffering has always attracted stigma, a label of weakness and shame.
- You have to be aware of, of, of yourself, strengths, weaknesses, you know the whole deal.
- And yeah, yeah, I don't think I, I, I find weakness, weaknesses in his game.
- It's American weakness at his finest.
- There are plenty of methods to now improve this weakness.
- Knowing your core values, your top five core values, knowing those, knowing your weaknesses, knowing your strengths.
Examples
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Although I did not suffer from physical weakness, I found the work exhausting.
Fiction book (1993) -
All patients recovered completely, although they had weakness lasting at least 1 month.
Academic text (2015) -
Well, you have to recognize where weakness is in you.
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Why not? - Because it's a sign of weakness.
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If you show any sign of weakness in that environment, it's curtains.
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And among the biggest weaknesses is poor health.
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The patient recovered from surgery without facial nerve weakness or any other complications.
Academic text (2008) -
The Berlin Blockade also laid bare the weakness of the U.S. military position in Europe.
Academic text (2013) -
Research data identifying participant weaknesses can be used to improve teacher training workshops and program curricula.
Academic text (2012) -
After her surgery, she experienced significant weakness that made it hard to walk without help.
Synonyms
177
2.8
Not able to do something you need to do
62
6.1
A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems
25
3.8
A feeling of being unable to help yourself or change a situation
10
7.4
A lack of power to make things happen
9
5.4
Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well
9
5.8
A feeling of being unable to control or change what happens
8
6.6
A weakness that makes it hard to do everyday things, often after illness or old age
3
5.0
A state of being physically weak often from old age or illness
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7.9
Lack of power to change things
1
6.2
A weak, unconvincing argument or excuse
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8.2
Weakness in the body that follows illness or old age
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4.8
A state of being physically weak because of age or illness
A lack of ability to do something
Not able or qualified to do a job
Weak health that often appears in older people
A feeling of being unable to change things
A weak or slight state often about ideas and relationships
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Weakness comes from the old English word weak meaning 'not strong' and the ending -ness, which makes a noun. So a weakness is the 'state of not being strong', which is why we use it for physical or mental lack of strength.