infirmity
noun/ɪnˈfɜːməti/
/ɪnˈfɜːrməti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural infirmities)
- weakness or illness over a long period
- They may face sickness or infirmity.
- physical infirmities
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mental
- physical
- age and infirmity
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