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debility

[ dih-bil-i-tee ]

noun

, plural de·bil·i·ties.
  1. a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness:

    Debility prevented him from getting out of bed.

  2. a particular mental or physical disability.


debility

/ dɪˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. weakness or infirmity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of debility1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English debylite, from Middle French debilite, from Latin dēbilitās, from dēbil ( is ) “weak” + -itās -ity
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Example Sentences

A correspondence that spans years might have its intermittent sputters, but it finally ends for a reason, and often — as with nearly all of the pairs mentioned here — that reason is someone’s death or debility.

Over and over, she finds language sufficient for her intense debility.

Rereading recently the Snopes and Studs Lonigan trilogies, I was struck by their insight into the emotional debility and ruthlessness of socially mobile men.

Underlying the GOP’s debilities, of course, is its small voter registration that has plunged over the years.

This season, the writers on “Succession” have been playing up the age-related debility and mental fogginess of their crotchety corporate monarch.

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