# weakening

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,271

## Definitions
1. An instance or process of loss of strength.
2. A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ewakening`, `waekening`, `weaekning`, `weakeinng`, `weakenign`, `weakeningg`, `weakeninng`, `weakennig`, `weakenning`, `weakkening`, `weakneing`, `wekaening`, `wweakening`

## Source
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