Definition

Noun: 1. Physical or mental weakness; lack of strength or vitality, often as a result of illness, age, or exhaustion. Debility refers to a state of being feeble, infirm, or enfeebled, indicating a significant reduction in normal power or capacity.

Usage

The word "debility" is a formal term used to describe a pronounced and often prolonged state of weakness. It is commonly applied in medical, literary, or descriptive contexts. * It is typically used as an uncountable noun (e.g., "a state of debility"). * It often follows prepositions like "from," "due to," or "of" (e.g., "debility from the long illness").

Examples

• The patient's prolonged debility made recovery a slow process.
• In his old age, he suffered from a general debility that confined him to his home.
• The fever left her in a state of complete debility for weeks.

Advanced Usage

• "To suffer from debility": To experience or be afflicted by weakness.
  • Many survivors of the epidemic continued to suffer from debility.
• "General debility": A non-specific term for overall bodily weakness and lack of energy.
  • The doctor diagnosed a general debility and recommended rest and nutrition.

Variants and Related Words

• Debilitate (verb): To make someone weak or infirm; to enfeeble.
  • The disease debilitated his immune system.
• Debilitated (adjective): In a state of severe weakness.
  • The debilitated old man needed constant care.
• Debilitating (adjective): Causing serious weakness.
  • She has a debilitating chronic condition.

Synonyms

• Feebleness: The quality of lacking physical strength.
• Infirmity: Physical or mental weakness, especially associated with old age.
• Frailty: The condition of being weak and delicate.
• Enervation: A state of feeling drained of energy or vitality.
• Asthenia (Medical): Technical term for abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy.

Antonyms

• Strength
• Robustness
• Vigor
• Potency

Noun

1. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)