Meaning

(uncountable) The condition of being weak..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
2. (countable) An inadequate quality; fault.
3. (countable) A special fondness or obsessing desire.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: debility, frailty, vulnerability; vincibility

In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.

His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.

The only weakness in her plan was its reliance on the electricity being up and running.

The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.

Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.

The compulsion to expose, renegotiate, or reinvent the strengths and weaknesses of dance tradition offers little in its final outcome to attract the average dance-goer.

Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some men from discussing their problems.

Word Forms

• weaknesses
• weakenes

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Use weakness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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