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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Having to repeatedly countermand your own incoherent policies is a sign of weakness.

From Salon

Trump’s high-dominance style has carried him this far, but he also has many weaknesses — if Democrats finally start to push their advantage.

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“We are starting to see a little bit of weakness in the more value-centric side of the market,” Hill told me.

From Los Angeles Times

Every season is critical in F1 - people are always looking for signs of weakness.

From BBC

“Settlement requires a concession of the weaknesses of one’s perception, perspective and claims, and it will be difficult, in my view, for such strong, big personalities to make such concessions,” Elan said.

From Los Angeles Times

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