# weakside

**Pronunciation:** WEAKSIDE

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Weakside 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 weakside.
- A weakside tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became weakside after the announcement.

## Common patterns

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

## Collocations

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

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