What is the meaning of weakening?

noun

• Becoming weaker.
• The act of reducing the strength of something.

verb

• Lessen the strength of.
  • usage: "The fever weakened his body"
  • synonyms: weaken
• Become weaker.
  • usage: "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
  • synonyms: weaken
• Destroy property or hinder normal operations.
  • usage: "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
  • synonyms: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
• Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of.
  • usage: "de-escalate a crisis"
  • synonyms: de-escalate, weaken, step down
• Lessen in force or effect.
  • usage: "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
  • synonyms: dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break

adjective

• Causing debilitation.
  • synonyms: debilitative, enervating, enfeebling
• Moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker. .