weakness

Definition for weakness

noun as in defect, proneness

Strongest matches

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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Its weakness is the lack of detail, a characteristic of Trumpian diplomacy.

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These problems include their batting weakness against spin, a drastic need to improve their fielding and how they cope with pressure situations or must-win moments.

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Essay Topic: An obsessive need to demean and diminish others is explained by some behavioral therapists as a sign of insecurity, weakness, or an unhappy childhood.

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Six candidates have officially entered the field to unseat Robert Luna, with the early challengers slinging barbs, probing the incumbent’s political weaknesses and setting the stage for a heated campaign in the coming months.

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The small weaknesses seen in this game were typical of Martin's sides in the past, however, and have been amplified against better opposition.

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