as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug
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Noun
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Symptoms include fatigue, difficulty with balance, neuropathic pain, and muscle weakness.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025 -
Promoting school choice is fundamentally about promoting the broadest array of options possible, because, as everyone knows, kids are different, with different needs, interests, strengths and weaknesses.—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
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Investigators found that pilot fatigue during icing conditions contributed to the accident.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
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That number could be hard to match as KC fatigue builds, but Kansas City did just set the AFC title game viewership high mark at 57.4 million on Sunday.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This breeds feelings of frustration and emotional exhaustion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Where there is affection, there is also exhaustion.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2024
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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.—
Howard W. French,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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