debilitating
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Some experts believe it is a debilitating reaction to steroid creams - the first-line treatment for many of the eight million people who have eczema in the UK.
From BBC
Still, the disinflationary factors noted suggest “the inflationary fallout from the contemporary oil crisis may prove far less debilitating than widely feared.”
From MarketWatch
Although symptoms vary from person to person, endometriosis can be severe and debilitating.
From BBC
"It's embarrassing, it's debilitating, it's humiliating," she said.
From BBC
A tearful Savannah Guthrie described the debilitating agony that haunts her at night.
From BBC
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