Overview of noun weakening

The noun weakening has 2 senses

• weakening -- (becoming weaker)


• weakening -- (the act of reducing the strength of something)

Overview of verb weaken

The verb weaken has 5 senses

• weaken -- (lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body")


• weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days")


• sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war")


• de-escalate, weaken, step down -- (reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis")


• dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall")

Overview of adj weakening

The adj weakening has 2 senses

• debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakening -- (causing debilitation)


• weakening -- (moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker)