All weakness synonyms

noun weakness

• flaw — Also called windflaw. a sudden, usually brief windstorm or gust of wind.
• fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
• achilles' heel — a portion, spot, area, or the like, that is especially or solely vulnerable: His Achilles heel is his quick temper.
• failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
• limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
• disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
• drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
• difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
• defect — A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
• prone — having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.
• deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
• fragility — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
• frailty — the quality or state of being frail.
• gap — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
• instability — the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness.
• lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
• lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
• shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
• vulnerability — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
• appetite — Your appetite is your desire to eat.
• blemish — A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
• debility — Debility is a weakness of a person's body or mind, especially one caused by an illness.
• decrepitude — Decrepitude is the state of being very old and in poor condition.
• delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
• enervation — A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue.
• faintness — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
• feebleness — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
• fondness — the state or quality of being fond.
• impairment — the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
• imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
• impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
• inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
• inconstancy — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
• indecision — inability to decide.
• infirmity — a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.
• invalidity — invalidism.
• irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
• languor — lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
• liking — Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
• passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
• penchant — a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
• powerlessness — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
• predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
• proclivity — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
• prostration — the act of prostrating.
• senility — the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
• taste — to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
• vice — any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
• vitiation — to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
• achilles heel — Someone's Achilles heel is the weakest point in their character or nature, where it is easiest for other people to attack or criticize them.