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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
an 18th-century quack who specialized in those mysterious infirmities that are known only to the idle rich
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as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
a period of infirmity left the athlete completely out of shape
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Recent Examples of infirmity
Jesus’ understanding of spiritual reality – the reality of each of us, as created and maintained by God – led to the woman’s immediate freedom from infirmity.
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Alistair Budd,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Jan. 2026
Their income is limited, because of age or infirmity.
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Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
As if my sudden turn to sedentariness were the result of indolence, not infirmity.
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Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Humor savors an infirmity — a foible, a failing, a venality, a flaw.
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Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infirmity
Alistair Budd,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Jan. 2026
Their income is limited, because of age or infirmity.
—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
As if my sudden turn to sedentariness were the result of indolence, not infirmity.
—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Humor savors an infirmity — a foible, a failing, a venality, a flaw.
—
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infirmity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirmity
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The shipment includes emergency health kits for urgent medical care, including supplies for safe births, newborn care, disease prevention and treatment, according to the United Nations.
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The rabies vaccine, if administered immediately after exposure, is nearly 100% successful at preventing the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
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The weakness that began in technology stocks spread through Asia and Europe on Tuesday, while precious metals also came under pressure as investors reassessed the path of interest rates.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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If anyone shows signs of heat illness, promptly move them to a cool, shaded area.
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Despite some athletes reporting illness afterward, no clear link to the water was confirmed, and the century-long psychological barrier to bathing in the Seine was finally broken.
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Like Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed fighting to exhaustion, the two aging legends will look to do the same with a round-of-16 spot on the line.
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That gap between outward performance and inward exhaustion is what causes many owners to question their own judgment.
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The women wanted physicians who were disease preventers, and doctors who were attentive to the difficulties wrought by menopause, which have been increasingly found to leave women vulnerable to other ailments.
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Imaging this week showed Brown has a stress reaction in his neck, which was in the same spot as his 2024 ailment that ultimately had been diagnosed as an osteoma (benign bone tumor).
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As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.
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Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.
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Large protests are expected and, in a country where migration has become an easy target for people suffering from a cascade of social and economic ills, the gatherings risk becoming combustible.
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But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
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And, when pets suffered from cancer or heart failure or debility, conversations about what to do next were emotional but often straightforward.
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His trajectory is one of softening, from the swaggering knight of the opening to the irrepressible lover of the second act to his final physical debility.
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“Infirmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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