weak Flashcards
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weaken(v)
weakness(n)
weak(adj)
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verb ; to ( cause to ) become less strong, powerful, or determined
- You could see the poor dog weakening daily as the disease spread through its body
- Another defeat in parliament would seriously weaken the president’ ability to govern
noun ; the fact or state of not being strong or powerful
- Any change of policy will be interpreted as a sign of weakness
- There are definite weaknesses in their security arrangements
- His main weakness as a manager is his inability to delegate
adj 1 ; not strong, or not strong enough to work, last,succeed, persuade, or be effective
- It’s not surprising you feel weak if you haven’t eaten properly for days
- The electromagnetic field strength becomes weaker as you move further away from high voltage cables
- weak words
adj 2 ; describes a drink that conrains a lot of water compared to its other contents, so that it does not have a strong flavour
- I can’t stand weak coffee/tea
