Definitions for weakening
weak·en·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. weakeningnoun

   becoming weaker

2. weakeningadjective

   the act of reducing the strength of something

3. debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakeningadjective

   causing debilitation

4. weakeningadjective

   moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. weakeningnoun

   An instance or process of loss of strength

2. weakeningnoun

   A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions

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1. weakening

   Weakening refers to the process or action of making something less strong, potent, rigid, intense, or effective. It can also refer to the deterioration or reduction in power, strength, quality, or value of something. This can apply to various contexts such as physical health, structures, arguments, economy, etc.

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1. Weakening

   of Weaken

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How to pronounce weakening?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Indian

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   Indian

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How to say weakening in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weakening in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weakening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of weakening in a Sentence

1. Joel Kan:

   The weakening economic outlook, high inflation, and persistent affordability challenges are impacting buyer demand.

2. August Pfluger:

   Energy security equals national security, this is weakening our national security.I mean for the first time in decades, we were energy independent at the end of 2019, beginning of 2020. And when you export more than you import and you're not dependent on foreign countries for your own energy needs, that's a lever of national security.

3. Bundesbank Vice President Claudia Buch:

   The banks have sufficient buffers. But banks and public authorities should prepare for more negative developments and for dealing with higher insolvencies, there is so much uncertainty that banks should do everything they can to avoid weakening their resilience now. Later, they can still pay dividends when the worst is over.

4. Michael Ingram:

   Given weakening economic momentum, downside risks to the outlook via trade and geopolitical risk and the current glacial progress to hitting the ECB's inflation target ... the odds are rates will remain at current levels for an even longer period.

5. Ramzan Kadyrov:

   There is a whole system aimed at weakening the country, the will, honor, and spirit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=weakening
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Weakening
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weakening
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=weakening