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frailty, vice

n. moral weakness

infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism

n. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

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defect, shortcoming

n. a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"

flaw

n. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

failing, weakness

n. a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

blemish, defect, mar

n. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

insufficiency, inadequacy

n. a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

imperfection, imperfectness

n. the state or an instance of being imperfect

force, forcefulness, strength

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

helplessness, weakness, impuissance

n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"

feebleness, tenuity

n. the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

futility

n. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

inadequacy, inadequateness

n. unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

worthlessness, ineptitude

n. having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"

ailment, complaint, ill

n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

disease

n. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

sickness

n. defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

fragility, delicacy

n. lack of physical strength

contagious disease, contagion

n. any disease easily transmitted by contact

epidemic

n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

plague

n. an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"

languor, lassitude, listlessness

n. a feeling of lack of interest or energy

fatigue, weariness, tiredness

n. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"

boredom, ennui, tedium

n. the feeling of being bored by something tedious

emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality

n. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

malaise, unease, uneasiness

n. physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

affliction

n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

imperfection, imperfectness

n. the state or an instance of being imperfect

deformity, malformation, misshapenness

n. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

disorder, upset

n. a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

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