weak-mindedness
- a word derived from weak-minded.
Example Sentences
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On "Woke Up New," the Mountain Goats channeled the claustrophobic uncertainty that stems from abandonment, the protagonist's weak-mindedness evoking the neurotic George Costanza of "Seinfeld" fame.
From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 6, 2011
Those who imagine this was evidence of folly and weak-mindedness and extraordinary vanity show how little they know human nature.
From The Price She Paid by Phillips, David Graham
Mrs. Ellis did not like the trouble of children herself, but through her weak-mindedness she certainly did what she could to make them a trouble to other people.
From Aunt Mary by Perring, Mrs.
Helen could burn with enthusiasm, yet never exposed herself to suspicion of weak-mindedness.
From The Crown of Life by Gissing, George
But an unequal partition from angry impulse, or weak-mindedness, has no validity.
From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer
