weakenings
Losses of strength
Weakenings are instances or processes of becoming weaker or making something weaker.
The word appears in contexts discussing multiple episodes of decline or deterioration: The successive weakenings of the currency alarmed investors.
It can describe physical, political, or structural loss of strength: The weakenings in the dam's foundation went undetected for years.
Process of declining quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
- erosionGradual wearing away
- corrosionChemical wearing away
atrophy · disintegration · breakdown · crumbling · wear · fatigue · stress · fracturing
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- declineDecrease or refuse
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
depreciation · devaluation · slowdown · stagnation · deflation · erosion · softening · dip
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- enfeeblementState of growing weak
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
frailty · lethargy · tiredness · weariness · enervation · depletion · malaise · infirmity
Weakening by covert means
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
- erosionGradual wearing away
- compromisingExposing to harm or scandal
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
subversion · hollowing · corroding · fracturing · splintering · fragmenting · disintegration · collapse
Reducing density or number
- watering downMaking weaker or milder
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- softeningBecoming less firm
tempering · moderating · lessening · reducing · blunting · muting · diminishing · fading
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
- erosionGradual wearing away
corrosion · atrophy · disintegration · breakdown · crumbling · wear · fatigue · stress · fracturing · deformation
recession
Prolonged economic decline
contraction · depreciation · devaluation · slowdown · stagnation · deflation · erosion · softening · dip · correction
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- enfeeblementState of growing weak
wasting · frailty · lethargy · tiredness · weariness · enervation · depletion · malaise · infirmity · feebleness
undermining
Weakening by covert means
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
- erosionGradual wearing away
- compromisingExposing to harm or scandal
sabotage · subversion · hollowing · corroding · fracturing · splintering · fragmenting · disintegration · collapse · unraveling
thinning
Reducing density or number
- watering downMaking weaker or milder
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
- dilutionReduction in concentration
softening · tempering · moderating · lessening · reducing · blunting · muting · diminishing · fading · paling
weakeningsreinforcements
Additional troops sent in
fortifications · empowerments · invigorations · revitalizations · galvanizations
weakeningsfortifications
Defensive barriers against attack
reinforcements · consolidations · shorings · bracings · stabilizations
weakeningsintensifications
Increases in strength
amplifications · magnifications · escalations · augmentations · enhancements