debilitate
verb (used with object)
to make weak or feeble; enfeeble.
was debilitating
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past progressiveof debilitate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mrs Jamieson said it was "debilitating" and wanted people to recognise the disease's "indiscriminate nature".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
“I had psychic pain that was debilitating because I didn’t know what to do,” he continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
But for other players, Dames’s treatment was debilitating.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
Logan said the pain from his diverticulitis was debilitating and affected his pitching shoulder.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2014
Rowan knew he wasn’t officially performing the gleaning, but to be an intermediary...the thought was debilitating.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
