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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
But the infirmities plaguing India’s political opposition are legion.
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2021
The grandmother’s creeping infirmity does little to curb her excursions with Sophia.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirmity
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Five to 10 percent of people with ALS have a family member with the disease.—
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This ultimately translates into more people that will get infected with these diseases, with the potential of spreading it to all Americans, including White Americans in urban neighborhoods.—
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Fashion chains attributed some of that weakness to cold weather and were clearly crossing their fingers and hoping the trend changed with the weather.—
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Management is implementing measures to address these weaknesses.—
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The report said the FDA did not directly link drinking formula from the plant to any of the infants’ illnesses or deaths.—
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While Kennedy is correct in his statement that some chronic disease and cancer rates have risen, public health experts said -- and data shows -- that the country has made great progress tackling illnesses, including driving down cancer mortality rates, and that life expectancy is on the rise.—
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In that moment of grief and exhaustion, something shifted.—
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Breast cancer survivor Julie Swallow, 56, initially chalked up her exhaustion to being overworked.—
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In fact, there’s no medical terminology whatsoever for all the ailments your beloved child will introduce into your life.—
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Being in debt is associated with other ailments, including back pain and obesity.—
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The economic ills felt by consumers will be purely in service of ensuring the most profitable companies in the world are never held to account.—
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The symbolic surprise of the week came from Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, where the designer Rei Kawakubo startled the audience if only because this was really the sole show that seemed, through its clothes, to acknowledge the broader ills of the world.—
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.—
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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.—
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Jesus loves the children, and advocating for them to be exposed to preventable sickness and death defies every tenet of Jesus loving the little children.—
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The Bulls’ championship banners are down with the sickness.—
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“Infirmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmity. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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