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How to pronounce weakness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms failing
Type of imperfection, imperfectness
Has types insufficiency, inadequacy, flaw, fatigue
Derivation weak
Type Words
Synonyms helplessness, impuissance
Type of impotency, impotence, powerlessness
Derivation weak


in spite of their weakness the group remains active.
Type Words
Type of taste, penchant, predilection, preference


he has a weakness for chocolate.
Type Words
Type of bad luck, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck
Derivation weak


the weakness of the dollar against the yen.
Type Words
Type of property
Has types tenuity, vulnerability, weak part, adynamia, weak spot, attenuation, delicacy, enervation, faintness, fatigability, feebleness, flimsiness, fragility, inanition, insubstantiality, lassitude, lethargy, littleness, shoddiness, slackness, smallness, soft spot
Derivation weak


his weakness increased as he became older.
the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed.

Examples of weakness

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The early effectiveness of the bullpen has shored up a weakness from a year ago.
From the omaha.com
A second area of weakness in the data was a 14,100 fall in full-time employment.
From the online.wsj.com
The biggest weakness is its overt desire to be enjoyed by players of all skills.
From the post-gazette.com
Your strength is in economics and yet your weakness is in the physical sciences.
From the forbes.com
It very soon became a weakness and there was always ever going to be one result.
From the adelaidenow.com.au
The eurozone economic crisis has been caused by the weakness of the euro itself.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Second is the weakness or even hostility of relations among its separate allies.
From the economist.com
Failure is not a weakness in you or your discipline but a weakness in your plan.
From the orlandosentinel.com
For women, expressing fear, sadness or weakness is more acceptable than for men.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Failing: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
  • Helplessness: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
  • The property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
  • The condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
  • A penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"
  • (weak) wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
  • Weakness is a symptom used to describe a number of different conditions, including: lack of muscle strength, malaise, dizziness or fatigue. The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or perceived muscle weakness. ...
  • Weakness is an EP by Extinction of Mankind, released as a 7" in 1994.
  • The Weakness is the thirty-seventh book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Elise Smith. It is narrated by Rachel.