weakness

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwiːknəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwiknɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wēk′nis)

Collocations for "weakness"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "weakness" in context.

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weakness

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [muscle, human, economic, emotional] weakness
  2. is his [main, only, greatest, key] weakness
  3. is my one weakness
  4. have a weakness for [chocolate, red lipstick]
  5. is one of his only weaknesses
  6. find its weakness
  7. everyone has their weaknesses
  8. is my biggest weakness
  9. a [feeling, sense, sensation] of weakness
  10. felt weakness in his [legs, arms, stomach]
  11. weakness from the [disease, operation, physical effort]
  12. [analyze, study, recognize] the strengths and weaknesses
  13. a list of strengths and weaknesses
  14. [point out, exploit, attack] the opponent's weaknesses
  15. [find, detect] a weakness in the plan
  16. [seen as, considered] a sign of weakness
'weakness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chocolate - deployment - exploit - exploitation - exposed - gambling - human - overcome - sloth

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