feebleness

noun

Definition of feeblenessnext
as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor the patient felt a lingering feebleness in the weeks following her heart surgery

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  1. weakness
  2. exhaustion
  3. fatigue
Noun
  • Symptoms often include muscle weakness, brain fog, memory impairment, and, to make matters worse, poor sleep quality.
    Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While individual consumers’ choices are often at the mercy of industry marketing, businesses can base their decisions on a thorough analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
    Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakness
Noun
  • While the celebrations can be cheerful, planning and attending them can lead to exhaustion and burnout.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Trump news cycle, which is buoying up bitcoin, is about to hit an exhaustion phase.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of exhaustion
Noun
  • Without treatment, weight gain, fatigue, hair loss, and more serious complications can occur.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Symptoms of bird flu can include fever, fatigue, cough, muscle aches, sore throat, shortness of breath, stuffy or runny nose, eye redness, headaches and pneumonia requiring hospitalization, according to the CDC.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of fatigue
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