weak-minded
adjective
weak-mind·ed
ˈwēk-ˈmīn-dəd 
: having or indicating a weak mind
especially
: lacking in judgment or good sense : foolish
weak-mindedness
noun
Examples of weak-minded in a Sentence
I felt a little weak-minded at the beginning of the semester but eventually the class was a breeze
a weak-minded decision to use all of their savings to buy lottery tickets in the hopes of hitting the jackpot
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In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
And one aspect of ageism is assuming that older people are dependent and weak-minded, and need other (younger) people to tell them what to do.
—Erika Andersen, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The older sister, Elena, is thin, beautiful, and somewhat weak-minded.
—Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Whereas Navalny was poisoned, DT is actually doing the poisoning of his weak-minded supporters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
And one aspect of ageism is assuming that older people are dependent and weak-minded, and need other (younger) people to tell them what to do.
—Erika Andersen, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The older sister, Elena, is thin, beautiful, and somewhat weak-minded.
—Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Whereas Navalny was poisoned, DT is actually doing the poisoning of his weak-minded supporters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
The young man is a weak-minded child in an adult body.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
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“Weak-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weak-minded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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