debilitated
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Definition
- 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.
Adjective
- lacking strength or vigor