weakness

Definition for weakness

noun as in defect, proneness

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deficiency, failing, flaw, fragility, frailty, gap, instability, lack, lapse, shortcoming, vulnerability

Strong matches

appetite, blemish, debility, decrepitude, delicacy, enervation, faintness, fault, feebleness, fondness, impairment, imperfection, impotence, inclination, inconstancy, indecision, infirmity, invalidity, irresolution, languor, liking, passion, penchant, powerlessness, predilection, proclivity, prostration, senility, taste, vice, vitiation

Weak matches

Achilles heel, chink in armor, soft spot, sore point

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For example, the decrease of muscle mass and function, leading to weakness and atrophy.

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He said there had been weaknesses in the communications systems and in the plans to improve these across health trusts and in hospitals.

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You can game-plan all you want, there’s just not a weakness.”

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"They track you, gather personal information, and identify your weaknesses," says Mr Singh.

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Annie Hudson, the panel's chair, said the new legislation would "go some way towards tackling some of the systemic weaknesses that can create the conditions where very vulnerable children are abused and neglected".

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