weakness
/ˈwiːknəs/noun
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कमज़ोरी, दुर्बलता
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[U]
lack of strength, power or determination
कमज़ोरी, दुर्बलता
- The illness left him in a state of weakness.
- Weakness after the fever kept her in bed for a week.
- Weakness in his legs made it difficult to climb the stairs.
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- The patient complained of weakness and loss of appetite.
- Weakness caused by hunger affected the children's studies.
Synonyms frailty feebleness
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[C]
a fault or problem in a person, system or argument
कमी, दोष, कमज़ोर पक्ष
- Spelling is my main weakness.
- The plan has one serious weakness.
- Every plan has a weakness, and a good leader finds it early.
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- Poor lighting is a weakness of this old building.
- He worked on his weakness in vocabulary every day.
Synonyms flaw shortcoming defect
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[C, usually sing.] ~ for sb/sth
a strong liking for something that is difficult to resist
(किसी चीज़ की) कमज़ोरी, जिसके बिना रहा न जाए
- He has a weakness for sweets.
- Radhika has a weakness for hot jalebis.
- She has a weakness for old Hindi songs.
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- He has a weakness for fast cars he cannot afford.
- My only weakness is a love of chocolate.
Synonyms fondness soft spot
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
weakness in / of + noun
Use weakness in for a poor area of a plan or subject, and of for a quality or state.
योजना या विषय के कमज़ोर पक्ष के लिए 'weakness in' और किसी गुण या अवस्था के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Radhika's weakness in grammar is slowly disappearing.
- The weakness of the bridge worried the engineers.
a weakness for + noun
A weakness for means a strong liking you find hard to resist.
'A weakness for' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ के लिए ऐसी प्रबल चाह है जिसे रोकना कठिन हो।
- Grandmother has a weakness for jalebis.
- He has a weakness for old Hindi songs.
weakness (countable and uncountable)
General lack of strength is uncountable; a specific fault is countable.
शक्ति की सामान्य कमी uncountable है; कोई विशेष दोष countable है।
- Weakness after fever is normal.
- Every plan has its weaknesses.
weakness vs weak / weaken
Weak is the adjective, weaken is the verb and weakness is the noun.
'Weak' adjective है, 'weaken' verb है और 'weakness' noun है।
- Fear weakens the mind and shows our weakness.
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adjective + weakness
obviousmajorfatalphysicalhuman
- Greed is a human weakness.
verb + weakness
showhideovercomeexploitadmit
- A good player does not show his weakness.
weakness + noun
pointof characterin the system
- The audit found a weakness in the bank's system.
noun + weakness
musclememorymoraleconomicstructural
- Muscle weakness can follow a long illness.
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- Radhika is working hard to overcome her weakness in mathematics.
राधिका गणित में अपनी कमज़ोरी को दूर करने के लिए कड़ी मेहनत कर रही है।
- The enemy attacked at the weakest point of the fort.
शत्रु ने किले के सबसे कमज़ोर स्थान पर आक्रमण किया।
- Honesty is a strength, and impatience is his weakness.
ईमानदारी शक्ति है और अधीरता उसकी कमज़ोरी है।
- Chocolate is my weakness, and I cannot say no to it.
चॉकलेट मेरी कमज़ोरी है और मैं उसे मना नहीं कर पाती।
- A feeling of weakness came over him after the long fast.
लंबे उपवास के बाद उसे कमज़ोरी महसूस होने लगी।
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✗ He has a weakness on sweets.
✓ He has a weakness for sweets.
A liking you cannot resist takes for.
जिस चीज़ की प्रबल चाह हो, उसके लिए 'weakness for' आता है।
✗ Her weaknesses is her shyness.
✓ Her weakness is her shyness.
A singular subject takes is and weakness, not the plural.
Singular कर्ता के साथ 'weakness' और 'is' आता है, plural नहीं।
✗ The weakness of English language holds him back.
✓ His weakness in the English language holds him back.
A poor area of skill takes in, and the language needs the.
कौशल के कमज़ोर क्षेत्र के लिए 'in' आता है और 'language' से पहले 'the' चाहिए।