weakening
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
becoming weaker
Types & categories
- transformation hypernym
- debilitation hyponym
- withering hyponym
- attenuation hyponym
- downfall hyponym
- loosening hyponym
Related & opposite
- strengthening antonym
- weaken derivation
Sense 2 adjective
causing debilitation
Related & opposite
- enfeeble derivation
- debilitating similar to
Sense 3 noun
the act of reducing the strength of something
Types & categories
- reduction hypernym
- wilting hyponym
- dilution hyponym
- etiolation hyponym
Related & opposite
- strengthening antonym
- weaken derivation
Sense 4 adjective
moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker
Related & opposite
- moderating similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | strengthening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weaken |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | transformation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | debilitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | withering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | attenuation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | downfall |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | loosening |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | enfeeble |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | debilitating |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | strengthening |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | weaken |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reduction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | wilting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dilution |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | etiolation |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | moderating |