Weak
adjective
Not strong or capable.
He felt weak after the marathon.
Often appears as...
- feel weak
- look weak
adjective
Not convincing or not well reasoned.
Her argument was weak.
Often appears as...
- weak argument
- weak excuse
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Disapproving
adjective
Lacking in a necessary quality.
He's a weak leader.
Often appears as...
- weak leader
- weak manager
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Disapproving
adjective
Easily broken or damaged.
This chair is weak already, so try not to sit on it.
Often appears as...
- weak structure
- weak material
adjective
Not able to resist temptation or withstand pressure.
I have a weak spot for chocolate.
Often appears as...
- weak spot for
- weak in the presence of
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not strong or capable.
He felt weak after the marathon.
Often appears as...
- feel weak
- look weak
adjective
Not convincing or not well reasoned.
Her argument was weak.
Often appears as...
- weak argument
- weak excuse
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Lacking in a necessary quality.
He's a weak leader.
Often appears as...
- weak leader
- weak manager
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Easily broken or damaged.
This chair is weak already, so try not to sit on it.
Often appears as...
- weak structure
- weak material
adjective
Not able to resist temptation or withstand pressure.
I have a weak spot for chocolate.
Often appears as...
- weak spot for
- weak in the presence of
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Condition
Used to describe someone's low energy or strength, often due to illness or exertion.
After climbing the stairs, she was feeling weak and had to rest.
Pro Tip 2/2Avoid Overstatement
Describing someone as 'weak' could be seen as offensive if not true or exaggerated.
Calling the recovering patient weak may seem inconsiderate.
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How to write descriptivel...
Stage and screen engage some of our senses directly. We see and hear the interactions of the characters and the setting. But with prose fiction, all you have is static symbols on a contrasting background. If you describe the story in matter of fact, non-tactile language, the spell risks being a weak one.
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Top 5 Killer Crocodile...
hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one we've seen one or two of these hippos doing these big yawning displays which is really a threat to the crocodiles they're trying to drive the crocodiles
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What happens when our...
Suppose we give an A.I. the goal to make humans smile. When the A.I. is weak, it performs useful or amusing actions that cause its user to smile. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent, it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world
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What is depression? -...
It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself, avoid comparing it to times you've felt down.
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Hippo Fights Crocodiles...
There seems to be a whole gang trying to force the crocs off while they tear this thing to pieces. It's pretty primeval. Hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully, but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one.
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Why is biodiversity so...
Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks, even without cataclysmic events, like volcanoes and asteroids. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in the face of change? The answer, to a large extent, is biodiversity.
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Greatest Fights In The...
trying to force the crops off while they tear this thing into pieces so it's pretty primeval hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one we've seen one or
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How computer memory...
Solid-state drives also have an additional weakness. Repeatedly writing to floating gate transistors corrodes them, eventually rendering them useless. With data on most current storage media having less than a ten-year life expectancy,
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I am here to confuse you...
young ones now I'm kidding but I discovered you know I have a weakness for them but I discovered lots of women and male scholars who help nurture my feminism and more changes this time about headscarves and hymens
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Origins of the Universe...
Then came the electroweak epoch, when the last two forces, electromagnetic and weak, finally split off. During the next stage, the quark epoch, all of the universe's ingredients were present,
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How to write descriptivel...
Stage and screen engage some of our senses directly. We see and hear the interactions of the characters and the setting. But with prose fiction, all you have is static symbols on a contrasting background. If you describe the story in matter of fact, non-tactile language, the spell risks being a weak one.
Video examples
Top 5 Killer Crocodile...
hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one we've seen one or two of these hippos doing these big yawning displays which is really a threat to the crocodiles they're trying to drive the crocodiles
Video examples
What happens when our...
Suppose we give an A.I. the goal to make humans smile. When the A.I. is weak, it performs useful or amusing actions that cause its user to smile. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent, it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world
Video examples
What is depression? -...
It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself, avoid comparing it to times you've felt down.
Video examples
Hippo Fights Crocodiles...
There seems to be a whole gang trying to force the crocs off while they tear this thing to pieces. It's pretty primeval. Hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully, but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one.
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks, even without cataclysmic events, like volcanoes and asteroids. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in the face of change? The answer, to a large extent, is biodiversity.
Video examples
Greatest Fights In The...
trying to force the crops off while they tear this thing into pieces so it's pretty primeval hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one we've seen one or
Video examples
How computer memory...
Solid-state drives also have an additional weakness. Repeatedly writing to floating gate transistors corrodes them, eventually rendering them useless. With data on most current storage media having less than a ten-year life expectancy,
Video examples
I am here to confuse you...
young ones now I'm kidding but I discovered you know I have a weakness for them but I discovered lots of women and male scholars who help nurture my feminism and more changes this time about headscarves and hymens
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
Then came the electroweak epoch, when the last two forces, electromagnetic and weak, finally split off. During the next stage, the quark epoch, all of the universe's ingredients were present,
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history.
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Jack Welch
American Businessman
Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
Passion is what gets you through the hardest times that might otherwise make strong men weak, or make you give up.
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Ashley Nell Tipton
American Designer
Me showing my emotions... it's not a sign of weakness; it's a sign of passion.
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Jason Bateman
American Actor
I don't worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness.
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Ray Lee Hunt
American Businessman
It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
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Jean de la Bruyere
French Philosopher
Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.
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Andrei Platonov
Russian Writer
My body gets weak without truth.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history.
Quote examples
Jack Welch
American Businessman
Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
Passion is what gets you through the hardest times that might otherwise make strong men weak, or make you give up.
Quote examples
Ashley Nell Tipton
American Designer
Me showing my emotions... it's not a sign of weakness; it's a sign of passion.
Quote examples
Jason Bateman
American Actor
I don't worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness.
Quote examples
Ray Lee Hunt
American Businessman
It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths.
Quote examples
George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Quote examples
Jean de la Bruyere
French Philosopher
Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.
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Andrei Platonov
Russian Writer
My body gets weak without truth.
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