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debility
[ dih-bil-i-tee ]
/ dɪˈbɪl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural de·bil·i·ties.
a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness: Debility prevented him from getting out of bed.
a particular mental or physical handicap; disability.
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Origin of debility
1425–75; late Middle English debylite<Middle French debilite<Latin dēbilitās, equivalent to dēbil(is) weak + -itās-ity
Words nearby debility
de Bèze, Debierne, debilitate, debilitating, debilitation, debility, Debir, debit, debitage, debit card, debitor
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British Dictionary definitions for debility
debility
/ (dɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
weakness or infirmity
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