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| Achilles heel |
any vulnerable or weak spot, part, or trait. |
| airtight |
having no weak points that could be open to attack. [1/2 definitions] |
| anemia |
a physical problem caused by having too few red blood cells or red blood cells that are not working in the right way. People with anemia may feel tired and weak. |
| anticlimax |
a disappointingly weak or ordinary conclusion or event, following events or statements that build expectations for something powerful or moving. [1/3 definitions] |
| broken-down |
weak or shattered from disease or age. |
| carbonic acid |
a weak colorless unstable acid, present only in solution, formed by dissolving carbon dioxide in water. |
| childish |
marked by weak, foolish, or immature behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| daffy |
(informal) silly, foolish, crazy, or weak-minded in mood or temperament. |
| delicacy |
weak constitution; frail health. [1/8 definitions] |
| delicate |
of a weak or sickly nature. [1/7 definitions] |
| devil's advocate |
someone who may not believe in but defends an opposing, weak, or unpopular cause to stimulate argument. [1/2 definitions] |
| doting |
weak-minded from old age; senile. [1/2 definitions] |
| dotty1 |
(informal) eccentric, weak-minded, or a little crazy; daft. [1/4 definitions] |
| faint |
weak or slight. [1/3 definitions] |
| fall apart |
to become weak or damaged in various ways; fall into disrepair. [1/4 definitions] |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. [1/2 definitions] |
| feeble |
without strength; weak in body or mind. |
| flimsy |
not solid or strong; weak. |
| force of nature |
in physics, any one of the fundamental forces that occur in nature, including electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, strong nuclear force, and gravitational force. [1/3 definitions] |
| four-flusher |
(informal) one without the means to deliver on a promise; one whose position is weak, but who nonetheless presents it as strong; bluffer. |
| frail1 |
weak or sickly. [1/2 definitions] |
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