infirmity

noun

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1
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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“Infirmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.

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