as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
our grandmother's debility is due in large part to her advanced age
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Recent Examples of debility
The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
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Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
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
President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
As with fibroids, hormonal treatments and surgical options can help, though scarring and changes in the nervous system’s threshold for perceiving pain (eventually creating the experience of pain even in the absence of a stimulus) can create long-term debilities.
—Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
In Amy Schumer’s comedy special Emergency Contact, the comedian talks about developing hyperemesis gravidarum, a potentially life-threatening condition that causes extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting and might lead to malnutrition, dehydration, and debility.
—Brianna Holt, Vogue, 7 July 2023
Given their ages and debilities, these soldiers had been deemed unfit for active service.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
As the wealth of nations increases and exposure to toxins and infectious agents drops, aging will become the cause of most disease, debility, and death.
—George Church, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2012
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven widespread debility, whether a result of distress or the virus itself, compounded in either case by political abandonment and public health failures.
—Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
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
President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
As with fibroids, hormonal treatments and surgical options can help, though scarring and changes in the nervous system’s threshold for perceiving pain (eventually creating the experience of pain even in the absence of a stimulus) can create long-term debilities.
—Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
In Amy Schumer’s comedy special Emergency Contact, the comedian talks about developing hyperemesis gravidarum, a potentially life-threatening condition that causes extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting and might lead to malnutrition, dehydration, and debility.
—Brianna Holt, Vogue, 7 July 2023
Given their ages and debilities, these soldiers had been deemed unfit for active service.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
As the wealth of nations increases and exposure to toxins and infectious agents drops, aging will become the cause of most disease, debility, and death.
—George Church, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2012
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven widespread debility, whether a result of distress or the virus itself, compounded in either case by political abandonment and public health failures.
—Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debility
Noun
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Rethink your strengths and weaknesses and aim to enforce a healthier routine.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Finally, our adversaries, China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, respect strength and exploit weakness.Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nicky’s asleep because exhaustion is a hallmark of the contented child — making core memories is hard work.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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As far as looking at the movement, the special does speak to a tiredness and exhaustion within it.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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David believes this is just her exhausted mind playing tricks, attributing it to postpartum depression, stress, and fatigue.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The hands-on system truly lowers fatigue over a long day of driving. CHANGE: The brakes The brakes in this tester felt a little soft for a new vehicle and not as progressive as most.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Debility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debility. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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