debilitate
verb (used with object)
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble.
is debilitating
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present progressiveof debilitate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Doing that while we are living in legal limbo, not knowing whether we can stay permanently or whether we might be asked to return, is debilitating.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2023
But true obsessive-compulsive disorder is debilitating and leads to significant suffering.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2022
“This is debilitating for businesses and for consumers.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2019
In excess, it is debilitating, it clouds are judgment, and hobbles are ability to plan and act.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2017
Any amount beyond this, be its nature what it may, is debilitating, and consequently more or less injurious.
From The Young Woman's Guide by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
