What is another word for infirmity?
375 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnfˈɜːmɪti], [ ɪnfˈɜːmɪti], [ ɪ_n_f_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_t_i]
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Similar words for infirmity:
- affliction (noun)
- ailment (noun)
- complaint (noun)
- condition (noun)
- debilitation (noun)
- debility (noun)
- decrepitude (noun)
- defect (noun)
- delicacy (noun)
- disability (noun)
- disease (noun)
- disorder (noun)
- dotage (noun)
- failing (noun)
- fault (noun)
- feebleness (noun)
- frailty (noun)
- gripe (noun)
- ill (noun)
- illness (noun)
- imperfection (noun)
- incapability (noun)
- indisposition (noun)
- ineffectiveness (noun)
- ineffectuality (noun)
- inefficacy (noun)
- infirmity (noun)
- irresolution (noun)
- malaise (noun)
- old age (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- sickness (noun)
- weakness (noun)
- weak point (noun)
- other synonyms
- old age
Synonyms for Infirmity:
n.
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- strong.
- plague,
- trouble,
- woe,
- torment,
- depression,
- anguish,
- ordeal,
- suffering,
- cross,
- hardship,
- plight,
- sorrow,
- misfortune,
- crux,
- difficulty,
- trial,
- pain,
- distress,
- misery,
- calamity,
- grief,
- scourge,
- adversity.
- spot,
- gremlin,
- mark,
- scarcity,
- unsoundness,
- glitch,
- taint,
- seam,
- irregularity,
- catch,
- vice,
- hole,
- rift,
- crack,
- shortage,
- deformity,
- stain,
- kink,
- drawback,
- Marring,
- lack,
- injury,
- blotch,
- birthmark,
- second,
- patch,
- sin,
- break,
- check,
- blot,
- scratch,
- mistake,
- gap,
- error,
- discoloration,
- want.
- spasm,
- distemper,
- handicap,
- inflammation,
- temperature,
- decrepitude,
- symptom,
- malady,
- fever,
- breakdown,
- virus,
- pathosis,
- infection,
- stroke,
- pestilence,
- canker,
- spell,
- feverishness,
- complication,
- Convulsions,
- fit,
- endemic,
- attack,
- ague,
- nausea,
- indisposition,
- seizure,
- blight,
- cancer,
- apoplexy,
- infliction,
- hemorrhage,
- curse,
- contamination,
- collapse,
- visitation.
- mis-deed,
- in-discretion,
- mis cue,
- mis demeanor,
- mis-demeanors,
- in-accuracy,
- mis-demeanor,
- mis-conduct,
- loss innocence,
- de-merits,
- over sight,
- slip ups,
- mis deeds,
- over-sights,
- mis-cue,
- in accuracies,
- mis-deeds,
- mis conduct,
- in discretion,
- over-sight,
- mis conducts,
- in-discretions,
- de merits,
- answerabilities,
- mis-conducts,
- mis deed,
- mis-cues,
- de-merit,
- evil doings,
- de merit,
- mis demeanors,
- mis cues,
- in-accuracies,
- in discretions,
- in accuracy,
- over sights.
- mis chiefs,
- mis-chiefs,
- mis chief,
- un-pleasantness,
- mis-chief,
- un pleasantness,
- un pleasantnesses,
- un-pleasantnesses,
- badnesses.
- dis inclinations,
- un-willingness,
- in disposition,
- un willingnesses,
- dis-inclinations,
- dis-inclination,
- in dispositions,
- in-dispositions,
- dis inclination,
- un willingness,
- un-willingnesses,
- in-disposition.
- unwillingness,
- halfheartedness,
- tentativeness,
- unsureness,
- impulsiveness,
- capriciousness,
- spinelessness,
- yellowness,
- fickleness,
- irresolution,
- vacillation,
- wateriness,
- shyness,
- hesitance,
- inconsistency,
- double-mindedness,
- uncertainty,
- indecisiveness,
- shiftiness,
- changeability,
- insipidity,
- volatility,
- ambivalence.
- un-eases,
- un-ease,
- un-easinesses,
- dis-quiet,
- un easiness,
- dis-quiets,
- un eases,
- dis comforts,
- un ease,
- dis quiets,
- un-easiness,
- dis comfort,
- dis quiet,
- dis-comfort,
- dis-comforts.
- evening of life,
- autumn of life,
- retirement age,
- golden years,
- winter of life,
- senescence,
- oldness,
- Senectitude,
- advancing years,
- latter part of animate life,
- declining years,
- geriatrics,
- years,
- old age.
- gripe,
- fragileness,
- unwellness,
- unhealthiness,
- debility,
- flaw,
- incompetency,
- disorder,
- diagnostics,
- fault,
- tribulation,
- foible,
- disease,
- year,
- affliction,
- invalidity,
- ill,
- suscept,
- daintiness,
- badness,
- frailness,
- evil doing,
- loss of innocence,
- errors,
- gossameriness,
- Peccability,
- groan,
- answerability,
- condition,
- slenderness,
- Diaphaneity,
- exquisiteness,
- powerlessness,
- feebleness,
- subtlety,
- illness,
- complaint,
- weakness,
- grumble,
- Sickliness,
- syndrome,
- malaise,
- ailment,
- Convalescences,
- unhealthfulness,
- convalescence,
- poor health,
- rough spot,
- debilitation,
- queasiness,
- frailty,
- flu,
- invalidities,
- scar,
- up set,
- infirmity,
- defect,
- failing,
- slip up,
- what's going around,
- tenuities,
- misfortunes,
- airiness,
- slip-ups,
- shortcoming,
- Etherealness,
- slip-up,
- failing health,
- faintness,
- knot,
- sickness,
- speck,
- delicacy,
- disability,
- dotage,
- relapse,
- imperfection,
- tenuity.
Other synonyms:
• old age
How to use "Infirmity" in context?
Infirmity is the inability to function in the usual fashion due to illness, injury or advanced age. This can mean having difficulty walking, speaking or swallowing. It can also include mental health problems, such as depression.
British comedian David Walliams has spoken about his own experience with infirmity, saying it "motivated me to be an advocate for people with disabilities." Infirmity can be a barrier to achieving a full life, and often requires the help of others to get around. However, infirmity can also be a source of strength and inspiration, providing a reminder that no one is immune from challenges and setbacks.
Paraphrases for Infirmity:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
disability.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
disease, handicap, inability, incapability, incapacity, invalidity, retardation.
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
affliction, ailment, deficiency, disablement, disorder, illness, impairment, Incapacitation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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