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English adjective: weakening | |||
| 1. | weakening causing debilitation | ||
| Synonyms | debilitative, enervating, enfeebling | ||
| Similar | debilitating | ||
| Antonyms | invigorating | ||
| 2. | weakening moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker | ||
| Similar | moderating | ||
| Antonyms | intensifying | ||
English noun: weakening | |||
| 1. | weakening (event) becoming weaker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift, transformation, transmutation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | atrophy, attenuation, debilitation, downfall, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, fading, fall, loosening, relaxation, slackening, withering | ||
| Antonyms | strengthening | ||
| 2. | weakening (act) the act of reducing the strength of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dilution, etiolation, wilt, wilting | ||
| Antonyms | strengthening | ||
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