- present participle of debilitate.
debilitating
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"Cancer immunotherapy works by creating a lasting immune response against tumors, but that same persistence may also contribute to recurring inflammatory side effects that can be debilitating for patients," Nurieva said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
In her new memoir, “Famesick,” Dunham chronicles her struggles with debilitating illness over six seasons of her hit HBO show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Guilfoyle’s attorney, Binnall, said: “Ambassador Guilfoyle will never apologize for offering to help shed light on a case in which 1,000 children underwent unnecessary, invasive, and debilitating surgeries at that man’s hands.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Those affected can wait years for diagnosis, and there is no cure - meaning women are left grappling with debilitating pain that can affect their relationships, work, education and mental health.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
More debilitating mathematically than ineffective or insufficient education are psychological factors.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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