how to pronounce infirm

/ɪnˈfɝm/

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infirm is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of infirm in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and the infirm they're eaten i saw this …”

meanings of infirm

adjective:

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

verb:

To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

infirm frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word infirm occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics infirm can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that infirm can be often used in the following areas:

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