weakening

weak·en  (wkn)

tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens

To make or become weak or weaker.

---

weaken·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weakening - becoming weaker debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, enervation - serious weakening and loss of energy transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change withering, atrophy - any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) attenuation, fading - weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" downfall, fall - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" loosening, slackening, relaxation - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" strengthening - becoming stronger
	2.	weakening - the act of reducing the strength of something reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something wilting, wilt - causing to become limp or drooping dilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner etiolation - the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition" strengthening - the act of increasing the strength of something
Adj.	1.	weakening - causing debilitation debilitative, enervating, enfeebling debilitating - impairing the strength and vitality
	2.	weakening - moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker moderating - lessening in intensity or strength