weakness
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
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The condition of being weak.
Substantiv
- 1
The condition of being weak.
Near-synonyms: debility, frailty, vulnerability; vincibility
In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.
- 2
An inadequate quality; fault.
His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.
The only weakness in her plan was its reliance on the electricity being up and running.
The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.
Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.
- 3
A special fondness or obsessing desire.
She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.
Herkunft
From Middle English wayknesse, weykenesse, replacing earlier Middle English wocnesse, wakenes, wacnesse (“weakness”), from Old English wācnes (“weakness”). Equivalent to weak + -ness.
Formen
- Plural
- weaknesses