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frailty
A fault, especially a moral weakness.
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  1. A fault, especially a moral weakness.
  2. The quality or condition of being frail; weakness, specif. moral weakness
  3. Any fault or failing arising from such weakness
deficiency
(Geometry) The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
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  1. (Geometry) The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
  2. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
  3. A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health:
debility
The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.
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  1. The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.
  2. Weakness or feebleness, esp. of the body
feebleness
The quality or state of being feeble; debility; infirmity.
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  1. The quality or state of being feeble; debility; infirmity.
sickness
Nausea.
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  1. Nausea.
  2. A malady or disease
  3. The condition of being sick or diseased; illness
ailment
Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
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  1. Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
  2. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.
confinement
Limitation; restriction; restraint
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  1. Limitation; restriction; restraint
  2. Imprisonment
  3. Lying-in, time of giving birth
ailment
Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
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  1. Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
  2. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.
complaint
A subject or cause for complaining; grievance
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  1. A subject or cause for complaining; grievance
  2. An illness; ailment
  3. A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or ailment.
disease
A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful.
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  1. A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful.
  2. An abnormal condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various causes, such as infection, inflammation, environmental factors, or genetic defect, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs, symptoms, or both.
  3. A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
disorder
An upset of normal function; ailment
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  1. An upset of normal function; ailment
  2. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:
  3. A condition characterized by lack of normal functioning of physical or mental processes:
ill
Something that causes suffering; trouble:
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  1. Something that causes suffering; trouble:
  2. Evil, wrongdoing, or harm:
  3. Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.
illness
Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
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  1. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
  2. The condition of being ill, or in poor health; sickness; disease
  3. A disease.
malady
An unwholesome condition:
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  1. An unwholesome condition:
  2. A disease, disorder, or ailment.
sickness
Nausea.
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  1. Nausea.
  2. The condition of being sick or diseased; illness
  3. A malady or disease
debility
The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.
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  1. The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.
  2. Weakness or feebleness, esp. of the body
decrepitude
The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
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  1. The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
  2. The condition of being decrepit; feebleness or infirmity
delicacy
Fineness of feeling, observation, or appreciation
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  1. Fineness of feeling, observation, or appreciation
  2. A sensitive or, sometimes, finicky distaste for what is considered improper or offensive
  3. Sensitivity of perception, discrimination, or taste; refinement.
delicateness
The characteristic of being delicate; fragility
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  1. The characteristic of being delicate; fragility
feebleness
The quality or state of being feeble; debility; infirmity.
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  1. The quality or state of being feeble; debility; infirmity.
flimsiness
The quality of being flimsy
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  1. The quality of being flimsy
fragileness
The property of being fragile.
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  1. The property of being fragile.
fragility
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
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  1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
  2. Weakness; feebleness.
frailty
A fault, especially a moral weakness.
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  1. A fault, especially a moral weakness.
  2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
  3. Any fault or failing arising from such weakness
insubstantiality
The state or quality of being insubstantial.
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  1. The state or quality of being insubstantial.
puniness
Puny quality or condition
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  1. Puny quality or condition
unsoundness
The state of being unsound
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  1. The state of being unsound
weakness
A personal defect or failing.
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  1. A personal defect or failing.
  2. A special fondness or inclination:
  3. A weak point; fault or defect, as in one's character
affliction
Anything causing pain or distress; calamity
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  1. Anything causing pain or distress; calamity
  2. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress:
disorder
An upset of normal function; ailment
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  1. An upset of normal function; ailment
  2. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:
  3. A condition characterized by lack of normal functioning of physical or mental processes:
illness
Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
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  1. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
  2. A disease.
  3. The condition of being ill, or in poor health; sickness; disease
indisposition
A bad mood or disposition
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  1. A bad mood or disposition
  2. A mild illness, the state of being indisposed
  3. A slight illness
sickness
Nausea.
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  1. Nausea.
  2. A malady or disease
  3. The condition of being sick; illness.
failing
The act of a person or thing that fails; a failure.
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  1. The act of a person or thing that fails; a failure.
  2. Weakness; defect
  3. A slight fault or defect; weakness
fault
(Geology) A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture.
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  1. (Geology) A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture.
  2. (Electronics) A defect in a circuit or wiring caused by imperfect connections, poor insulation, grounding, or shorting.
  3. A mistake; an error:
foible
A small weakness; slight frailty in character
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  1. A small weakness; slight frailty in character
  2. A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit or way (usage is typically plural), that is slightly strange or silly.
  3. A weakness or failing of character.
frailty
A fault, especially a moral weakness.
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  1. A fault, especially a moral weakness.
  2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
  3. Any fault or failing arising from such weakness
shortcoming
A deficiency; a flaw.
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  1. A deficiency; a flaw.
  2. A falling short of what is expected or required; defect or deficiency
weakness
Something of which one is excessively fond or desirous:
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  1. Something of which one is excessively fond or desirous:
  2. A special fondness or inclination:
  3. A weak point; fault or defect, as in one's character
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  • We therefore do him the injustice of mistaking his infirmity for perversity.

  • He lost some of his influence at first after the death of Wladislaus, but continued to be the guiding spirit at court, till age and infirmity confined him almost entirely to his house in the last three years of his life.

  • As age and infirmity were telling upon him, the estates in 1389 appointed his second surviving son Robert, earl of Fife, afterwards duke of Albany, guardian of the kingdom.

  • It was a noble end to what, in spite of its besetting sin of infirmity of moral purpose, was a not ignoble life.

  • Bodily infirmity, combined with mental aptitude, were eventually considered to indicate a theological vocation; he was, in 1584, placed at the seminary of Adelberg, and thence removed, two years later, to that of Maulbronn.

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