Weakening — synonyms, weakening antonyms, definition

1. weakening (Adjective)

debilitative enervating enfeebling

weakening (Adjective) — Causing debilitation.

weakening (Adjective) — Moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker.

2. weakening (Noun)

strengthening

weakening (Noun) — Becoming weaker.

weakening (Noun) — The act of reducing the strength of something.

decrease diminution reduction shift step-down transformation transmutation atrophy attenuation debilitation dilution downfall enervation enfeeblement etiolation exhaustion fading fall loosening relaxation slackening slide wilt wilting withering

3. weakening (Verb)

breaking counteracting countermining dampening damping de-escalating sabotaging softening stepping down subverting undermining strengthening

weakening (Verb) — Lessen the strength of. ex. "The fever weakened his body"

weakening (Verb) — Become weaker. ex. "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

weakening (Verb) — Destroy property or hinder normal operations. ex. "The Resistance weakened railway operations during the war"

weakening (Verb) — Reduce the level, intensity, size or scope of. ex. "weaken a crisis"

weakening (Verb) — Lessen in force or effect. ex. "weaken a shock"

altering blunting changing deadening decreasing diminishing disobeying falling lessening minifying modifying attenuating blunting blurring breaking castrating collapsing crippling cutting dampening damping de-energising de-energizing deadening deafening debilitating depressing derailing devitalising devitalizing diluting • • •