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Meaning of "debilitating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEBILITATING

debilitating  [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEBILITATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Debilitating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEBILITATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of debilitating in the English dictionary

The definition of debilitating in the dictionary is tending to weaken or enfeeble.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEBILITATING


awaiting
əˈweɪtɪŋ
calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
devastating
ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ
disorientating
dɪsˈɔːrɪənteɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
incapacitating
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
irritating
ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ
nonirritating
ˌnɒnˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ
nonrotating
ˌnɒnrəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
palpitating
ˈpælpɪteɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
unhesitating
ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEBILITATING

debel
debenture
debenture bond
debenture holder
debenture stock
debentured
debile
debilitate
debilitated
debilitation
debilitative
debilities
debility
debit
debit account
debit balance
debit card
debit entry
debit side
debitor

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEBILITATING

accommodating
accounting
alternating
beating
boating
cheating
coating
dominating
eating
floating
heating
humiliating
mating
oscillating
overheating
penetrating
repeating
seating
star rating
stimulating
vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of debilitating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEBILITATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «debilitating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of debilitating

Translation of «debilitating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEBILITATING

Find out the translation of debilitating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of debilitating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «debilitating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

衰弱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

debilitante
570 millions of speakers

English

debilitating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुर्बल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موهنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изнурительных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

debilitante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

debilitating
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

débilitant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melemahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwächende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衰弱させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쇠약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Debilitating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy nhược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவீனமாக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमजोर करणारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zayıflatıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

debilitante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osłabiające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виснажливих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

debilitante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξουθενωτικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlammende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försvagande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svekkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of debilitating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEBILITATING»

The term «debilitating» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEBILITATING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about debilitating

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEBILITATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word debilitating.
1
Willie Aames
When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.
2
Kevyn Aucoin
Fear is the most debilitating emotion in the world, and it can keep you from ever truly knowing yourself and others - its adverse effects can no longer be overlooked or underestimated. Fear breeds hatred, and hatred has the power to destroy everything in its path.
3
Seth Berkley
For just a few dollars a dose, vaccines save lives and help reduce poverty. Unlike medical treatment, they provide a lifetime of protection from deadly and debilitating disease. They are safe and effective. They cut healthcare and treatment costs, reduce the number of hospital visits, and ensure healthier children, families and communities.
4
Ronald Firbank
To be sympathetic without discrimination is so very debilitating.
5
Nancy Johnson
Millions of American families affected by debilitating diseases have new hope today after the U.S. House passed legislation to support potentially life-saving stem cell research.
6
Alan Kay
There is the desire of a consumer society to have no learning curves. This tends to result in very dumbed-down products that are easy to get started on, but are generally worthless and/or debilitating.
7
Ron Kind
More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases.
8
Jon Krakauer
When I went to Everest, I underestimated things. I just didn't know what altitude could do. Or the cold - I especially didn't appreciate the cold. It can be just debilitating, and things can happen so quickly.
9
A. J. Liebling
No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane.
10
Mike McCready
I have had Crohn's for about 19 years. It is a debilitating disease that affects my colon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEBILITATING»

Discover the use of debilitating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to debilitating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chronic Pain and Debilitating Conditions Resolution
'Resolution Magic' describes Olivia Roberts' unique and powerful technique of making unwanted feelings and physical symptoms disappear. Olivia's own, compelling and moving life story unfolds throughout the book.
Olivia Roberts, 2012
2
Test Anxiety: The State of the Art
Facilitating. versus. Debilitating. Effects. of. Anxiety. Whereas research has focused primarily on the negative impact of test anxiety on academic performance, one line of research has realized that more is involved than a static correspondence ...
Moshe Zeidner, 1998
3
After Welfare: The Culture of Postindustrial Social Policy
Addiction implies a debilitating but compulsive behavior over which the addicted person has no control. Wagner suggests that addictions have proliferated in the highly medicalized discourse of the "new temperance," such that a growing ...
Sanford Schram, 2000
4
Leaders' Playbook: How to Apply Emotional Intelligence: Keys ...
WHAT IS A DEBILITATING BOSS? A Debilitating Boss is a boss who makes his or her employees feel ineffective, inadequate, weak, lacking confidence, confused, and generally under-performing. Often unknowingly, these bosses suck the ...
Reldan S. Nadler, 2007
5
My Age of Anxiety
My Age of Anxiety is learned and empathetic, humorous and inspirational, offering the reader great insight into the biological, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to the affliction.
Scott Stossel, 2014
6
Sheep and Goats in Humid West Africa: Proceedings of the ...
Potentially acute PPR pneumonia trypanosomiasis helminthiasis Debilitating babesiosis mange other ectoparasites3 Non-debilitating footrot vulvovaginitis orf keratocon j uncti vitis pox abscessation mastitis lymphadenitis anaplasmosis ...
J. E. Sumberg, K. Cassaday, 1985
7
Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety
Daniel Smith’s Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety.
Daniel Smith, 2012
8
A Familiar Forensic View of Man and Law
474 DEBILITATING INFLUENCES. to impure air, excessive exertion of body or mind, and the like, might be expected to impair the resisting power, and to predispose the body to disease. Dr. Williams adds to this enumeration of debilitating ...
‎1860
9
Debilitating Democracy: Power from the People
In chunks of Machiavellian political cunning, politician Ramon Purefoy provides musings from the pen that salvaged Purefoy's own nearly disastrous campaign.
Joseph Randolph, 2009
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
29, 1990] Subpart E— Drugs Intended to Treat Life-threatening and Severely- debilitating Illnesses AUTHORITY: Sees. 501, 502, 503, 505, 508. 507, 701. 52 Stat. 1049-1053 as amended, 1055-1056 as amended. 55 Stat. 851, 59 Stat. 463 as ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEBILITATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term debilitating is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Brian Lees, Heriberto Flores pitch marijuana grow room idea to …
Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers Inc. pitched the idea to selectmen in the town of Webster Monday night, reports the Worcester ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Cyber Legislation Won't Stop Foreign Hackers, Clinton Says
... that stalled cybersecurity legislation in Congress “doesn't go far enough” to protect the U.S. from debilitating hacks sponsored by a cadre of foreign countries. «Defense One, Jul 15»
3
Zimbabwean police drive out vendors in cleanup operation
At least two thirds of Zimbabweans are engaged in informal trade due to a debilitating economic meltdown, African Development Bank estimates. Once regarded ... «WAOW, Jul 15»
4
The Debilitating Drachma-tic Descent of Greece
The Debilitating Drachma-tic Descent of Greece. An update on the Greek financial crisis, an unconventional lending strategy, and what to ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
5
Schizophrenia: The most debilitating mental illness
Take the case of Janie (not her real name), for example, as illustrative of a person with this most debilitating and terrible disease, from a paper I ... «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»
6
Battling lymphedema: Debilitating swelling is treatable
But as it progresses, the condition becomes irreversible and the complications debilitating and dangerous -- cellulitis, infections and loss of ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
7
Tudor reunites with firefighter family after debilitating injury
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Stu Tudor, a Columbus fire fighter who was struck by lightning at a Columbus Crew game one year ago, came ... «NBC4i.com, Jul 15»
8
Women have reported “serious and debilitating problems” following …
A report into the safety of an operation to cure women's incontinence, carried out regularly in hospitals in Cambridgeshire, has used evidence ... «Wisbech Standard, Jul 15»
9
A Longer Window of Time To Delay Alzheimer's Debilitating Effects …
Changes in cognition and memory that precede obvious symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may begin decades prior to disease onset, ... «iFreePress.com, Jun 15»
10
Tearful Avril Lavigne Talks Debilitating Battle With Lyme Disease
Avril Lavigne is finally back on her feet after a debilitating five month battle with Lyme disease. The 30-year-old discussed her recent health ... «Popdust, Jun 15»

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