weakening

weak·en

W0067700 (wē′kən)tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker.

weak′en·er n.

(ˈwiːkənɪŋ) n1. loss of physical strength2. (Banking & Finance) finance reduction in value3. lesseningadjcausing weakness

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weakening - becoming weakerdebilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, enervation - serious weakening and loss of energytransformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative changewithering, atrophy - any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)attenuation, fading - weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"downfall, fall - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"loosening, slackening, relaxation - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"strengthening - becoming stronger
	2.	weakening - the act of reducing the strength of somethingreduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing somethingwilting, wilt - causing to become limp or droopingdilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinneretiolation - the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"strengthening - the act of increasing the strength of something
Adj.	1.	weakening - causing debilitationdebilitative, enervating, enfeeblingdebilitating - impairing the strength and vitality
	2.	weakening - moderating by making pain or sorrow weakermoderating - lessening in intensity or strength

Translations

Abschwächungaffaiblissementindebolimentoaffievolimentodebilitazione