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   weakness

   /ˈwiːknɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the state or condition of being weak: "the country's weakness in international dealings" Similar frailtyfeeblenessenfeeblementpuninessfragilitydelicatenessdelicacyweaklinessinfirmitysicknesssicklinessshakinessdebilityincapacityindispositiondecrepitudeenervationfatigueexhaustiontirednessinformal:weedinessspinelessnesstimiditycravennesscowardlinesspusillanimitytimorousnessindecisivenessindecisionirresolutionineffectualityuselessnessineptnessineptitudeeffetenessmeeknesstamenesspowerlessnessineffectivenessimpotencefaint-heartednessinformal:chicken-heartednessinadequacydefectivenessfaultinessdeficiencyimperfectionunconvincingnessuntenabilitytenuousnessimplausibilityunsatisfactorinessslightnesspovertyinadequacythinnesstransparencyunsoundnessflimsinesslamenesshollownessindistinctnessmufflednessmutednessfaintnesslownesslow intensitydimnesspalenesswannessdullnessfeeblenessOpposite strengthvigourstrengthresolvestrengthpowerstrengthstrength
   • 2. a disadvantage or fault: "you must recognize your product's strengths and weaknesses" Similar faultflawdefectdeficiencyweak point/spotfailingfoibleshortcomingimperfectionblemishAchilles heelchink in one's armourOpposite strengthforte
   • 3. a person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively: "you're his one weakness—he should never have met you"
   • ▪ a self-indulgent liking for: "his weakness for prawn cocktails" Similar fondnesslikinglovepassionpartialitypreferencepenchantsoft spotbentpredispositionpredilectionleaninginclinationpronenessproclivitydispositiontasteeyerelishzealenthusiasmappetiteOpposite dislike

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   • English (US)

     WEAKNESS meaning: 1. the fact or state of not being strong...

   • Znaczenie Weakness, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     WEAKNESS definicja: 1. the fact or state of not being strong...

   • Weakness: Polish Translation

     WEAKNESS translate: słabość, słaby punkt, niedociągnięcie,...

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   • Weakness in Arabic

     WEAKNESS translate: ضَعْف, ضَعْف / وَهْن. Learn more in the...

   • Weakness in Russian

     WEAKNESS translate: слабость , слабое место, недостаток ....

   • Weakness in Spanish

     WEAKNESS translate: debilidad, debilidad, debilidad...

   • Weakness in Italian

     WEAKNESS translate: debolezza, punto debole, debolezza,...

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   an inadequate or defective quality, as in a person's character; slight fault or defect: to show great sympathy for human weaknesses. Synonyms: flaw. a self-indulgent liking or special fondness, as for a particular thing: I've always had a weakness for the opera. Synonyms: appetite, hunger, passion, penchant.

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   The point where something fails to work properly or to hold up is its weakness. If a building crumbles in a storm, it's probably because of a weakness — a flaw or defect — in its structure.

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