infirm

== English == === Etymology === The noun is from Middle English infirme, from Latin infirmus (“weak, feeble”). The verb is from Latin īnfirmāre, from īnfirmus (“sick, weak, infirm”) +‎ -ō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɜːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɜɹm/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m === Adjective === infirm (comparative infirmer, superlative infirmest) Weak or ill, not in good health. Irresolute; weak of mind or will. Frail; unstable; insecure. ==== Synonyms ==== crank, ill, sick, unwell ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== infirmary ==== Translations ==== === Verb === infirm (third-person singular simple present infirms, present participle infirming, simple past and past participle infirmed) To contradict, to provide proof that something is not. ==== Synonyms ==== disconfirm ==== Antonyms ==== confirm ==== Derived terms ==== infirmation ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Firmin == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈfirm/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French infirme, from Latin infirmus. ==== Adjective ==== infirm m or n (feminine singular infirmă, masculine plural infirmi, feminine/neuter plural infirme) crippled Synonyms: invalid, schilod, beteag ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== infirmitate ==== Noun ==== infirm m (plural infirmi, feminine equivalent infirmă) cripple, invalid Synonyms: invalid, schilod ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Inflected form of infirma (“to invalidate”). ==== Verb ==== infirm first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of infirma