weakness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def the property of lacking physical or mental strength
def liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
examples his weakness increased as he became older
the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed
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Hypernym property
Derivationally related form weakness → weak
Derivationally related form weakness → weak
Antonym weakness → strength
Hyponym smallness, littleness; adynamia; feebleness, tenuity; faintness; flimsiness, shoddiness; fragility, delicacy; insubstantiality; attenuation; enervation; fatigability; inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness; weak part, weak spot, soft spot; vulnerability
Incoming links
Derivationally related form weak → weakness
Derivationally related form weak → weakness
Hyponym property
Antonym strength → weakness
Hypernym smallness, littleness; adynamia; feebleness, tenuity; faintness; flimsiness, shoddiness; fragility, delicacy; insubstantiality; attenuation; enervation; fatigability; inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness; weak part, weak spot, soft spot; vulnerability

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