debilitated

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debilitated

The patient felt debilitated after the long illness.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Lacking strength or vigor; weakened, often due to illness, age, or exhaustion: Describes a state of being physically or mentally enfeebled, drained of energy, or impaired in function.
Usage
  • The adjective debilitated is used to describe a person, organism, or sometimes a system that has become very weak. It often implies a significant loss of normal strength or capacity, typically as a result of a specific cause like a long illness, a severe condition, or extreme fatigue.
  • It is a formal term commonly found in medical, literary, or descriptive contexts.
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • After months of chemotherapy, the patient was severely debilitated and required constant care.
    • The debilitated old tree could no longer withstand the strong winds.
    • The team's performance was debilitated by the key player's injury.
Advanced Usage
  • "to feel debilitated": to experience a profound sense of weakness.
    • She felt completely debilitated by the chronic pain.
  • "debilitated state": a condition characterized by severe weakness.
    • The infection left him in a debilitated state for weeks.
Variants and Related Words
  • Debilitate (verb): to make weak or feeble; to enfeeble.
    • The disease can debilitate even the strongest individuals.
  • Debilitation (noun): the process of becoming debilitated, or the state of being debilitated.
    • The debilitation caused by malnutrition is a serious concern.
Synonyms
  • Enfeebled: weakened, made feeble.
  • Weakened: reduced in strength or intensity.
  • Sapped: drained of strength or vitality.
  • Prostrated: laid low; overcome physically or emotionally.
Antonyms
  • Strengthened: made stronger.
  • Invigorated: filled with energy and life.
  • Robust: strong and healthy; vigorous.
  • Sturdy: strongly built; hardy.
Related Phrases
  • Debilitated by: weakened as a result of (a specific cause).
    • He was debilitated by years of hard labor.
  • Physically debilitated: specifically weakened in body.
    • The rescue workers were physically debilitated after the long search.
debilitated

The patient felt debilitated after the long illness.

Adjective
  1. lacking strength or vigor

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