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adj. - Impairing the strength and vitality.

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  • Verb (used with object), : The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely
  • Uncontrolled or runaway debt also has a long-term debilitating effect on a nation's economy.
  • Whether it's life or death, or just long term debilitating illness, the buyer's choices are pretty stark.
  • His childhood traumas resulted in debilitating bouts of depression which he later called “my dark nights of the soul”.
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