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100 Words to Describe Weakness

July 3, 2026

100 Words to Describe Weakness

No. Item Definition
1. ailing in poor health
2. breakdown failure of physical or mental strength
3. brittle easily broken; not resilient
4. collapse sudden failure of strength
5. cowardice lack of bravery
6. cowardly lacking bravery
7. debilitated made weak or infirm
8. debility reduced strength or vitality
9. defect an imperfection or weakness
10. deficiency lack of something needed
11. delicacy easily harmed or damaged quality
12. delicate easily damaged or upset
13. dependence reliance on others or things
14. diffidence shy lack of self-confidence
15. drained lacking energy or strength
16. enervated weakened and drained
17. enervation loss of strength or vigor
18. exhausted completely worn out
19. exhaustion complete physical or mental depletion
20. failing a weakness or fault
21. faintness lack of strength; near collapse
22. fatigue extreme tiredness
23. fault a weakness or defect
24. feebleness lack of strength or energy
25. flaw a weak point or imperfection
26. flimsiness weak and easily damaged quality
27. foible a minor weakness or eccentricity
28. fragility easily broken or damaged quality
29. frailty physical or moral weakness
30. gutless lacking courage or determination
31. halfhearted lacking full commitment
32. helpless unable to help oneself
33. helplessness inability to act effectively
34. hesitant slow to act or decide
35. illness poor health condition
36. impotence lack of power or ability
37. inadequacy insufficient quality or ability
38. incapable unable to do effectively
39. incapacity lack of ability or fitness
40. indecision inability to decide firmly
41. infirm not physically or mentally strong
42. infirmity physical or mental weakness
43. insecurity lack of confidence or safety
44. instability lack of steadiness or balance
45. lassitude lack of energy or enthusiasm
46. lax not strict or firm
47. laxity lack of strictness or firmness
48. lethargic sluggish and low in energy
49. lethargy sluggish lack of energy
50. liability a source of disadvantage
51. limitation restricting weakness or constraint
52. limp lacking stiffness or strength
53. listless lacking energy or interest
54. listlessness lack of energy or interest
55. malaise general discomfort or weakness
56. meek quietly submissive and weak
57. neediness excessive dependence or want
58. needy excessively dependent or wanting
59. passive not taking active action
60. passivity inactive acceptance rather than action
61. powerless without power or influence
62. powerlessness lack of power or control
63. prostration extreme physical weakness
64. puny small and weak
65. rickety weak and likely to collapse
66. rundown tired and in poor health
67. sensitive easily hurt or affected
68. shortcoming a fault or weak point
69. sickly often weak or unhealthy
70. sickness state of being unwell
71. slackness lack of tension or diligence
72. sluggishness slow weak movement or response
73. spent depleted of energy
74. submissiveness readiness to yield to others
75. susceptibility readiness to be affected
76. susceptible easily affected or influenced
77. tentative not firm or confident
78. timid showing little courage
79. timidity lack of courage or confidence
80. tired needing rest; lacking energy
81. torpid inactive and sluggish
82. torpor state of inactivity and weakness
83. uncertain not confident or sure
84. unsound not strong or reliable
85. unsoundness lack of strength or reliability
86. unstable not steady or secure
87. unwell not healthy or strong
88. vacillating unable to choose firmly
89. vapid lacking liveliness or force
90. vice moral weakness or bad habit
91. vulnerability susceptibility to harm or attack
92. vulnerable open to harm or attack
93. wan pale and weak-looking
94. washed-out drained and weak-looking
95. weak lacking strength or force
96. weakness lack of strength or power
97. weariness tired weak state
98. weary very tired and weak
99. wimpy weak and timid
100. wishy-washy weak and indecisive
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