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adjective
- 1. lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; lacking physical strength and energy: "she was recovering from the flu and was very weak" Similar Opposite
- 2. liable to break or give way under pressure; easily damaged: "the salamander's tail may be broken off at a weak spot near the base"
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: mentally or intellectually deficient. b. : not firmly decided : vacillating. c. : resulting from or indicating lack of judgment or discernment.
1. Lacking physical strength, energy, or vigor; feeble. 2. Likely to fail under pressure, stress, or strain; lacking resistance: a weak link in a chain. 3. Lacking firmness of character or strength of will: a weak person unable to cope with adversity. 4. a. Lacking intensity or strength; faint: weak light; a weak voice. b.
not good enough, especially in ability, skill, or quality: He was always weak at/in languages but strong in science. Our quiz team is a bit weak on sport. In the end I think the film was spoilt by a weak story line. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
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lacking in force, potency, or efficacy; impotent, ineffectual, or inadequate: weak sunlight; a weak wind. Synonyms: ineffective. lacking in rhetorical or creative force or effectiveness: a weak reply to the charges; one of the author's weakest novels. lacking in logical or legal force or soundness: a weak argument.
a particular part or quality of someone or something that is not good or effective: There are definite weaknesses in their security arrangements. His main weakness as a manager is his inability to delegate. The later novels show none of the weaknesses of his earlier work. weakness for. C2.
Weak Definition. Lacking in strength of body or muscle; not physically strong. Lacking vitality; feeble; infirm. Lacking in moral strength or willpower; yielding easily to temptation, the influence of others, etc. Lacking in mental power, or in the ability to think, judge, decide, etc.