Betekenis van:
weakness
weakness
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- the condition of being financially weak
"the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
Hyperoniemen
weakness
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- zwakheid
- the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
"his weakness increased as he became older"
"the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
weakness
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you
"he has a weakness for chocolate"
Hyperoniemen
weakness
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
"in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
weakness
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- a flaw or weak point
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- She presumed on his weakness.
- What is your greatest weakness?
- His weakness cancels out his virtues.
- You have to allow for human weakness.
- Don't take advantage of others' weakness.
- I've got a weakness for homework.
- Stop taking advantage of his weakness.
- Unfair advantage was taken of Bill's weakness.
- You're taking advantage of her weakness.
- He scolded her for her weakness.
- You should not take advantage of others' weakness.
- Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
- Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
- Management and control weakness
- General muscle weakness