as in debilitating
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as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of
long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone
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Recent Examples of enfeebling
Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
If that is the case, the economic effect will be to draw capital out of emerging market economies, enfeebling them (and their currencies and bond markets).
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfeebling
Adjective
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Austen and Tate lived together in a small apartment until Austen’s arthritis proved too debilitating.—
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Over the next three years, Lia would develop a perplexing, debilitating, and persistent set of symptoms.—
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Milk, butter and cheese prices on the wholesale market and at grocery stores have decreased slightly due to oversupply and weakening consumer demand.—
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This suggests consumers enter 2026 with continuing concerns over high prices and weakening labor market conditions.—
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Long periods of socializing, like a weeklong conference, can feel far more draining than shorter events.—
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By aligning strategic work with those rhythms, productivity can feel more natural and less draining.—
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Each of the eight luxurious scents is packed with softening coconut oil and shea butter.—
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Fischer especially recommends making sound-softening updates in rooms with higher ceilings, open layouts, and hardwood flooring, all of which can amplify echo and reverb.—
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Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering.—
Adjective
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Their status has been diminished by what has — charitably — been a really discouraging decade, featuring two separate relegations.—
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High taxes squeeze margins and send a discouraging signal to firms.—
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Despite suffering demoralizing losses in 2024 and grappling with persistently low approval ratings, Democrats have reasons to be optimistic about the 2026 cycle.—
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The Jays were able to put their demoralizing, 18-inning loss the night before behind them as the bats came back to life.—
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Equally efficient, less exhausting.—
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Big in-game comebacks are exhilarating – and exhausting.—
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“Enfeebling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfeebling. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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