# weak-side

**Pronunciation:** WEAK-SIDE

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Weak-side means of or pertaining to the side of the field that has fewer players in a team's formation.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as weak-side.
- A weak-side tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became weak-side after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- weak-side + noun — Use weak-side before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a weak-side reaction.
- become weak-side — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became weak-side near the end.

## Collocations

- weak-side behavior — The teacher calmly handled the weak-side behavior.
- weak-side tone — The email had an weak-side tone.

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