- debilitating
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debilitating — adj. causing weakness. Opposite of {invigorating}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debilitating — index disabling Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
debilitating — adjective 1 a debilitating disease or condition makes your body or mind weak: debilitating heat 2 a debilitating action, result etc weakens an organization, structure etc: the debilitating effect of economic decline … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Debilitating — Debilitate De*bil i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debilitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debilitating}.] [L. debilitatus, p. p. of debilitare to debilitate, fr. debilis. See {Debility}.] To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to debilitate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debilitating — adj. Debilitating is used with these nouns: ↑condition, ↑disease, ↑effect, ↑illness, ↑pain, ↑side effect, ↑stroke … Collocations dictionary
debilitating — de|bil|i|tat|ing [ dı bılı,teıtıŋ ] adjective FORMAL making someone physically or mentally weak: a debilitating illness/disease/condition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
debilitating — UK [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ] / US adjective formal making someone physically or mentally weak a debilitating illness/disease/condition … English dictionary
debilitating — [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ] adj formal making someone physically or mentally weak a debilitating illness/condition[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
debilitating vs invigorating — debilitative debilitative adj. causing weakness. [Narrower terms: {debilitating (vs. invigorating)}] Syn: enervating, enfeebling, weakening. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debilitating — adjective Causing a loss of energy or strength … Wiktionary
