weak immunity
Body's failing guards
Weak immunity describes a body's diminished ability to fight off infections and disease.
The immune system, when weakened by illness, medication, stress, or malnutrition, responds poorly to pathogens that a healthy body would easily repel: Chemotherapy often causes weak immunity.
The phrase appears in health contexts discussing susceptibility to colds, flu, or more serious infections.
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- sicklyProne to poor health
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
low resistance · run-down · run down · under the weather · infection · fever · fatigue · lymph · antibodies · white blood cells · inflammation · fighting off · deficient · frail · common cold · bedridden · exhausted · pale
weak immunityimmunocompetent
Able to produce antibodies
immunocompetence · natural immunity · autoimmunity · herd immunity
weak immunityrobust health
Excellent physical condition
hardiness · vigor · vitality · resilience · disease resistance
weak, weaker, weakest, weaken, weakens, weakened, weakening, weakly, weakness