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weak·ness
 weakness
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- pronunciation:
- wik
nihs
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noun |
| definition 1: |
If you have weakness in your legs, you may not be able to walk or run. If you have weakness when you are sick, you may not be able to get out of bed. Having weakness means not being strong in some way.
For a long time after he was sick, Mr. Chen still suffered from weakness.The weakness in Laura's arms went away after she began exercising.- antonyms:
- power, strength, vigor
- similar words:
- disability, fatigue
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| definition 2: |
When someone has a weakness, they can't say no to something even though it is causing a big problem in their life.
Gambling was the man's weakness, and he lost all his money because of it.- synonyms:
- defect, fault, flaw
- antonyms:
- strength
- similar words:
- disability, handicap, hole
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| definition 3: |
If someone has a weakness for something, they have a special liking for it and it's hard for them to resist it.
Mrs. Klein doesn't eat too many sweets, but she has a weakness for fudge.- synonyms:
- fancy, taste
- similar words:
- appetite, love, passion
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| related words: |
defect, flaw, habit, trouble |
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