INFIRMITY Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word infirmity. (close relations)
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debility | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | ||||||||
feebleness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) • the quality of lacking intensity or substance | ||||||||
frailty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) • moral weakness | ||||||||
ail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • aromatic bulb used as seasoning verb • be ill or unwell • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed | ||||||||
ailment | nounn | |||||||
noun • an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining | ||||||||
defect | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an imperfection in a bodily system • a failing or deficiency • an imperfection in an object or machine • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) verb • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | ||||||||
disability | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | ||||||||
disorder | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning • a condition in which things are not in their expected places • a disturbance of the peace or of public order verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed • bring disorder to | ||||||||
illness | nounn | |||||||
noun • impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | ||||||||
imperfection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state or an instance of being imperfect | ||||||||
malady | nounn | |||||||
noun • any unwholesome or desperate condition • impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | ||||||||
vulnerability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being vulnerable or exposed • susceptibility to injury or attack | ||||||||
weakness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flaw or weak point • powerlessness revealed by an inability to act • the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain • the condition of being financially weak • a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you | ||||||||
infirmness | nounn | |||||||
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frailness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | ||||||||
valetudinarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) |