Weakening

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance or process of loss of strength. countable, uncountable

    "That immortal creature had gone over the proofs with great pains — had of course taken out the stiflings — hard-plungings, lungeings, and other convulsions — and had also taken out her weakenings and damagings of her own effects."

  2. 2
    the act of reducing the strength of something wordnet
  3. 3
    A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions. uncountable
  4. 4
    becoming weaker wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of weaken form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker wordnet
  2. 2
    causing debilitation wordnet

Synonyms

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abatementabridgmentalleviationattenuationattritionbankruptcy

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"As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends."

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