- present participle of debilitate.
debilitating
Example Sentences
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The crisis was intensified by a debilitating leadership tussle.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We believe vaccination has the potential to provide an important new layer of protection against this debilitating disease," Pfizer's chief vaccines officer, Annaliesa Anderson, said in a joint statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Patients were tired of being told that their debilitating psychological problems . . . were caused by childhood traumas or bad parenting.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
They suffer unexpected and debilitating health events, often through no fault of their own, and end up under a mountain of medical bills — health-related issues are still the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
This utter upending of what the citizens of Weep thought they knew about the citadel they already feared with such cold, debilitating dread?
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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