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weakening

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance or process of loss of strength.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of weaken

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

causing debilitation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: debilitative, enervating, enfeebling

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the act of reducing the strength of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: strengthening

Broader terms: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

Narrower terms: wilt, wilting, dilution, etiolation

7

noun

Meaning 7

becoming weaker

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: strengthening

Broader terms: transformation, transmutation, shift

Narrower terms: debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, atrophy, withering, attenuation, fading, fall, downfall, relaxation, loosening, slackening

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թուլացում (tʻulacʻum) — loss of strength
  • Danish: svækkelse — loss of strength
  • Dutch: verzwakking — loss of strength
  • Finnish: heikkeneminen — loss of strength
  • French: affaiblissement — loss of strength
  • German: Abschwächung — loss of strength
  • German: Schwächung — loss of strength
  • Greek: αποδυνάμωση (apodynámosi) — loss of strength
  • Irish: lagú — loss of strength
  • Italian: indebolimento — loss of strength
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svekkelse — loss of strength
  • Polish: osłabienie — loss of strength
  • Portuguese: fraquejo — loss of strength
  • Russian: ослабле́ние (oslablénije) — loss of strength