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debilitating

adjective as in draining

adjective as in exhausting

adjective as in fatiguing

adjective as in wearying

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For the last few years, the 62-year-old has been trying to work out how to come to terms with simultaneous extreme success and debilitating grief.

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Speaking of debilitating nostalgia, this one might feel a bit out of place in this album’s universe, but it’s a heartrending gem nonetheless.

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Sian Jones, 72, has suffered from recurrent "debilitating" urinary tract infections for more than 50 years, and has lost two premature babies as a result.

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Prior to her diagnosis, Ms Boocock - who also has endometriosis - had lived with debilitating symptoms that left her regularly needing to use a walking stick.

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While schools were beginning to return to normal, Avalyn was struggling with a deep and debilitating fatigue, and eventually left school for home education.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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