weakening
Meaning of weakening
verb, gerund or present participle
- make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.
fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks
his resistance had weakened
Information about weakening
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of weakening
weak-en-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- weakening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
weakening synonyms
Meaning debilitative:
debilitative, enervating, enfeebling
Meaning make weak or feeble:
Meaning hinder, delay, or weaken:
Meaning prevent from functioning in a normal way:
Meaning make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality:
Meaning feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep:
Meaning make (someone) feel very tired:
Meaning fall into decay or decline:
Meaning gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed:
Meaning make or become less:
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
Meaning make or become less; diminish:
Meaning make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent:
Meaning act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something):
Meaning gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power):
Meaning make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it:
Meaning make or become more watery in consistency:
Meaning weaken or reduce the force of (something):
Meaning make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:
Meaning use up the supply or resources of:
Meaning (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread:
Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:
Meaning (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker:
Meaning (of an emotion or quality) gradually decrease:
Meaning become less intense, violent, or severe:
Meaning diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate:
Meaning become progressively worse:
Meaning decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally:
Meaning wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture:
Meaning (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop:
Meaning (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak:
Meaning lose strength or momentum:
Meaning weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function):
Meaning lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously:
Meaning weaken or harm by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable:
Meaning make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous:
Meaning prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove:
Meaning claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false:
Meaning make ineffective; nullify:
Meaning harm the good reputation of:
Meaning abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request:
Meaning accept something reluctantly but without protest:
Meaning produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product):
Meaning agree to a demand, request, or treaty:
Meaning fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force:
Meaning give permission for something to happen:
Meaning express approval or agreement:
Meaning have the same opinion about something; concur:
Meaning make or become soft or softer:
Meaning shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle:
weakening antonyms
Meaning make or become stronger:
Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:
Meaning help or encourage (something) to increase or improve:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning support or strengthen:
Translation of weakening
- French: affaiblissement
- Spanish: debilitamiento
- German: Schwächung
- Italian: affiochimento, indebolimento
Words that rhyme with weakening
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