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weakness
[ week-nis ]
noun
- the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- an inadequate or defective quality, as in a person's character; slight fault or defect:
to show great sympathy for human weaknesses.
Synonyms:
- a self-indulgent liking or special fondness, as for a particular thing:
I've always had a weakness for the opera.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an object of special desire; something very difficult to resist:
Chocolates were her weakness.
weakness
/ ˈ·É¾±Ë°ì²Ôɪ²õ /
noun
- the state or quality of being weak
- a deficiency or failing, as in a person's character
- a self-indulgent fondness or liking
a weakness for chocolates
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô··É±ð²¹°ìn±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see have a weakness for .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Politicians and, yes, journalists both have a weakness for hyperbole, and so maybe all of this is a bit self serving and over the top?
If there has been emblem of the market’s weakness, it is the long-vacant former Sears building near the Third Street Promenade.
However, the drama reaffirmed a weakness in UK law to those worried about a potential multi-million donation from an overseas actor with no links to the UK, and sparked the petition.
In its decision, the court said the woman's testimony was not credible, had inconsistencies and weaknesses where it concerned identifying individuals and the actions they were accused of.
"As someone who cares about that union and wants to bring strength, not weakness, to that union, then of course, that is my primary focus, and will continue to be," he will say.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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