infirm

Meaning

Adj

1. Weak or ill, not in good health.
2. Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
3. Frail; unstable; insecure.

Verb

To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

Synonyms

weak

feeble

frail

sick

🤢

decrepit

sickly

decayed

faint

weakly

old

🧓

disabled

unstable

unsteady

insecure

fragile

delicate

debile

ailing

breakable

brittle

drooping

droopy

exhausted

fatigued

flabby

frangible

groggy

ill

🤢

indecisive

languid

languorous

patient

prostrate

rickety

run-down

sapless

slight

sluggish

tired

😫

washy

wonky

aged

inconstant

valetudinarian

debilitated

invalid

irresolute

pithless

anile

loose

Translations

infirme

débil

gebrekkig

verminkt

ασταθής

enfermizo

ασθενής

schwach

decrepitus

müde

😫

impotent

kraftlos

stanco

😫

infermo

fatigué

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɜːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: infirme

In summary

* The noun is from Middle English infirme, from Latin infirmus (“weak, feeble”).
* The verb is from Latin īnfirmāre.