Meaning of weakness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The condition of being weak.
   uncountable
2. The condition of being weak
3. An inadequate quality; fault.
   countable
4. An inadequate quality; fault
5. flou بِضَعْف слабо fracamente slabě schwächlich svagt; slapt αδύναμα débilmente nõrgalt به سستي heikosti faiblement בְּחוּלשָה अस्वस्थ slabo, loše gyengén, betegesen dengan lemah þróttlaust; dauflega debolmente 弱く 허약하게 silpnai vāji; nedroši dengan lemah zwaksvakt, kraftløstsłabo fracamente fără putere слабо slabo šibko slabo svagt อย่างอ่อนแอ; อย่างไม่แข็งแรง zayıf biçimde 虛弱地 кволо کمزوری سے một cách yếu ớt 虚弱地
6. A special fondness or obsessing desire.
   countable
7. A special fondness or obsessing desire
8. to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character. The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him. verswak يُضْعِف отслабвам enfraquecer zeslábnout, oslabit schwächen blive svag; gøre svag εξασθενίζω, αποδυναμώνωdebilitar nõrgestuma, nõrgestama ضعيف شدن heikentää affaiblir לְהֵיחָלֵש दुर्बल oslabjeti legyengül; legyengít melemahkan veikja, draga mátt úr indebolire, indebolirsi 弱る 약하게 하다 susilpninti, susilpnėti novājēt; kļūt nespēcīgākam; novāj...
   especially
9. a weak person, animal, or plant. She married a weakling. swakkeling ضَعيف البُنْيَه أو الشَّخْصِيَّه болнав raquítico / criatura fraca slaboch der Schwächling svækling αδύναμο πλάσμα, ανθρωπάκι debilucho, enfermizo tossike ضعيف rääpäle être faible יְצוּר חַלָש कमजोर slabić nyápic ember orang lemah veikburða maður/dÿr/planta debole 弱い人 허약자 paliegėlis, nupiepėlis vārgulis; nīkulis; gļēvulis orang yang lemah slappelingsvekling, sinke, stakkar cherlak كمزورى ( د جسم ،( ادارې اواخلاق له مخى raquít...
10. to have a liking for. She has a weakness for chocolate biscuits. 'n swakte hê vir iets مَيّالٌ إلى ، لَدَيْهِ ضَعْفٌ نَحْوَ имам слабост към ter um fraco por mít slabost pro eine Schwäche haben für have en svaghed for έχω αδυναμία σε tener debilidad por (millegi) suhtes nõrk olema ميل به چيزي داشتن olla heikkona jhnk avoir un faible pour חולשה शौक slabost gyengéje vkinek menyukai, gemar vera veikur fyrir avere un debole per ～に目がない 좋아서 사족을 못쓰다 turėti (kam nors) silpnybę būt vājībai (uz kaut ko...
11. debilidad, debilitamiento, flojera, flaqueza.
12. The condition or quality of being weak.
13. A personal defect or failing.
14. A special fondness or inclination: has a weakness for fast cars.
15. the state or quality of being weak
16. a deficiency or failing, as in a person's character

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Examples

“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.”

“She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.”

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