debilitated

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It has effectively debilitated us from being able to enforce it in most contexts we’ve used it in in the past.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

It causes symptoms such as extreme fatigue and post-exertional malaise, which means that simple physical or mental activities can leave people completely debilitated.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

In Lindo’s final scene, with West Indian Archie debilitated from a stroke, the actor improvised, collapsing into Washington and urging him to exercise Archie’s paralyzed right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Engineered stone companies are facing a torrent of lawsuits from workers debilitated by silicosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

An infection—probably typhoid fever— had left her so debilitated the year before that she had needed twenty-four-hour nursing care for months.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman