as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character
the galling wimpishness of the legislator who votes "present" whenever there's a vote on a hot-button issue
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weakness
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Let’s examine their specs, strengths, weaknesses and differences, along with how Edmunds’ car experts rated them overall and in specific categories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
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Their weaknesses could be balanced with machine strengths.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Wimpishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimpishness. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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