debility
noun
a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness.
debilities
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pluralof debility.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To really good contemporary artists, however, the debilities inherent to art made in a very small size are merely challenges to be met.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Among a population of veterans who have a high incidence of mental and physical debilities, some get discouraged and drop out of the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
But his diagnosis of America’s debilities is more persuasive than his prescriptions to remedy them.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2018
Such debilities can be found in many people with dementia.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2015
There are situations nevertheless in which a paroxysm of gout has been believed to be desirable, as relieving the patient from other disagreeable diseases, or debilities, or sensations.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
