debilitate
Example Sentences
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It has been used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, but can cause debilitating harm to some women.
From BBC
It will facilitate the development of bespoke therapies that target a specific problem, such as a genetic abnormality, that causes severely debilitating or life-threatening diseases.
According to ME Research UK, PoTS is a debilitating, under-recognised condition that causes quick heart rate increases after getting up from sitting or lying down.
From BBC
The actor spoke candidly about his debilitating disease, saying it “made me a little bit softer, a little bit more open.”
From Los Angeles Times
If you position that as your true purpose, a man’s failure to live up to your expectations will cease to debilitate you.
From Los Angeles Times
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