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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
an 18th-century quack who specialized in those mysterious infirmities that are known only to the idle rich
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as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
a period of infirmity left the athlete completely out of shape
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Recent Examples of infirmity
The grandmother’s creeping infirmity does little to curb her excursions with Sophia.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The scenario that would entail the greatest likelihood of radical change is a succession struggle that would occur if Xi were to pass away or resign owing to infirmity.
—Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2020
Months later, and two days before the law was to take effect, Attorney General Mike Hilgers described those infirmities in an advisory opinion.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Adding to the fun, Oliver suffers from face blindness, which the show visualizes, like each installment’s neurological infirmity, only selectively.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The scenario that would entail the greatest likelihood of radical change is a succession struggle that would occur if Xi were to pass away or resign owing to infirmity.
—Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2020
Months later, and two days before the law was to take effect, Attorney General Mike Hilgers described those infirmities in an advisory opinion.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Adding to the fun, Oliver suffers from face blindness, which the show visualizes, like each installment’s neurological infirmity, only selectively.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirmity
Noun
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Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder affecting the nervous system that worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Ludwig angina is a disease that progresses quickly.—
Francisco J. Rivera Rosario,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, there are growing signs of weakness.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Kostin also warned that the current macroeconomic environment points to weakness in the IPO market.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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Her face, framed by blond, braided pigtails, showed no sign of illness.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, millions of adults and children are still feeling the effects of their illness and have been diagnosed with long COVID.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Are Too Many Priorities Making Work More Stressful? Trying to solve everything at once leads to exhaustion and inaction.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Social media fatigue has risen in recent years, studies show, as mindless scrolling leads to mental exhaustion.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2025
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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After years of mid-season ailments, Horn was able to play in 15 games, while producing 68 tackles, two sacks, 13 pass breakups and an interception.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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The book doesn’t find a clear answer to its titular question but breaks a taboo by searching for one in choices made by Iranians themselves and not just ills done to them by outsiders.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Exemptions from fasting are made for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, the elderly, and the ill.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2024
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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.—
Howard W. French,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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Hospitals were working through the logistical challenges of preparing for an onslaught of patients with a sickness doctors barely understood.—
Erica E. Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Infirmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmity. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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