as in weaknesses
a defect in character
selfishness is a common human frailty
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Recent Examples of frailties
Chelsea’s defensive set-piece frailties remain.
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
But United's inability to convert chances and their defensive frailties were glaring.
—Lori Ewing, Reuters, 14 Sep. 2025
Simon Johnson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
But United's inability to convert chances and their defensive frailties were glaring.
—Lori Ewing, Reuters, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frailties
Noun
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Together, the cases highlight weaknesses in an industry that has long struggled to balance nutritional innovation with safety.—
Jillian Deutsch,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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The task force included representatives from local police and fire departments and focused on identifying weaknesses in fireworks licensing, regulation and enforcement.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement For all her legion of faults, Hasina kept a lid on extremism and had even recognized a transgender-protection law.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Most important, in none of the previous San Ramon swarms has a major earthquake been triggered on the Calaveras Fault or other nearby faults.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Whatever your preconceived notions about Feldman are, Hume’s film will expand and challenge them; the movie’s greatness lies in its ability to capture all of Feldman’s contradictions and self-destructiveness, empathizing with him without soft-pedaling his sins.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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In an essay from 1927, the American composer Henry Cowell identified certain shortcomings of Western musical notation.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Painfully aware of his shortcomings, Wallace would have been horrified by his own subsequent beatification.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Frailties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frailties. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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