Verb (used with object), : The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely. From Dictionary.com.
Uncontrolled or runaway debt also has a long-term debilitating effect on a nation's economy. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Whether it's life or death, or just long term debilitating illness, the buyer's choices are pretty stark. From Wordnik.com. Reference
His childhood traumas resulted in debilitating bouts of depression which he later called “my dark nights of the soul”. From Wordnik.com. [robert hayden | those winter sundays « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
That's defined as debilitating headaches for more than 14 days per month. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
I've heard clinical depression described as a debilitating black cloud that can't be shaken. From Wordnik.com. [Toronto Mike's Blog] Reference
By Tuesday afternoon, if he has not had any kind of debilitating setbacks, he will be 100% okay. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
My best technique against this kind of debilitating stress is logically talking myself through it. From Wordnik.com. [misspinkkate Diary Entry] Reference
He encouraged the striker not to be affected by a "debilitating" atmosphere in the squad and to relax. From Wordnik.com. [World Cup 2010: Wayne Rooney was crushed by burden of expectation] Reference
Then, he had been her savior, her protector from the kind of debilitating desperation that had threatened to disintegrate her. From Wordnik.com. [The Kaisho]
But what is or is not "debilitating" is open to the interpretation of doctors. From Wordnik.com. [TheDenverChannel.com - Local News] Reference
The law covers people with "debilitating" medical conditions, including cancer, glaucoma. From Wordnik.com. [detnews.com - Local] Reference
In fact, we suffer a kind of debilitating malaise - "Nothing I do or say really matters.". From Wordnik.com. [Sigmund, Carl and Alfred] Reference
Willful ignorance is a debilitating social condition. From Wordnik.com. [Psssst! Perot's Got Pictures] Reference
And more spending is, more often than not, morally debilitating. From Wordnik.com. [Up From Geniality] Reference
The impact he had on my family was at once enriching and debilitating. From Wordnik.com. [At The Heart Of A Historic Movement] Reference
The worship of power for power's sake is debilitating and disorienting. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Power] Reference
They've got debt, but not the debilitating burdens of some European carriers. From Wordnik.com. [Asia's Roaming Bulls] Reference
Massive corruption has been one of the Yeltsin era's most debilitating problems. From Wordnik.com. [The Russian Money Chase] Reference
I have suffered from these debilitating headaches since the age of 12 (I am now 59). From Wordnik.com. [A Heady Matter] Reference
Others were grateful simply to have independent recognition of the debilitating pain. From Wordnik.com. [Living With Pain] Reference
They are encouraged to suffer a debilitating sense of responsibility for all social ills. From Wordnik.com. [The Journey Up From Guilt] Reference
Interstitial cystitis isn't yet preventable, but treatment can make it less debilitating. From Wordnik.com. [Discomfort: The Mystery Of Cystitis] Reference
Well there are many families who have loved ones suffering from these debilitating diseases. From Wordnik.com. [Missouri Melee] Reference
Miles's debilitating renal failure was a death sentence, and thankfully his suffering is now over. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of Miles] Reference
Until fairly recently, neuroscientists thought of autism as a single, utterly debilitating condition. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Autism] Reference
With patients whose pain is debilitating, the satisfaction rate could be much higher, Baumhauer says. From Wordnik.com. [Beating the Bunion] Reference
The debilitating flulike condition seems rooted in the immune system, but nearly everything about it is a mystery. From Wordnik.com. [Aids Or Chronic Fatigue?] Reference
The victor, Generalisimo Francisco Franco, presided over a debilitating, authoritarian dark age of Spanish history. From Wordnik.com. [The New Faces Of Spain] Reference
Over the next few years, Tilberis endured painful rounds of chemotherapy and a debilitating bone-marrow transplant. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting Back--With Style] Reference
Suppose the people have been corrupted by the debilitating kindness of an omnipresent and omniprovident government. From Wordnik.com. [Up From Geniality] Reference
For an organization as resilient and adaptive as AQAP, his death would be a minor irritant, not a debilitating blow. From Wordnik.com. [An Act of Futility] Reference
But after years of debilitating injuries, his 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists a game for Orlando are hardly shabby. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: A Few of My Favorite Basketball Things] Reference
If a child's depression is particularly severe, debilitating or self-endangering, even hospitalization may be required. From Wordnik.com. [Kids And Depression: Living Beyond Sadness] Reference
Although the condition can be temporarily debilitating, it is not usually life-threatening in itself, cardiologists say. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's Heart Scare] Reference
Later, she worked at a major advertising agency until she developed "a debilitating paranoia of the fast lane," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Young Slackers] Reference
Seized by debilitating cynicism, China's ruling elite appears as resistant to ideological indoctrination as ordinary folks. From Wordnik.com. [A Smoke Screen] Reference
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