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debilitating

CEFR: C1

Tending to severely weaken, undermine, or sap the physical vitality or economic capacity of an entity.

Synonyms

enervating
crippling

Common Collocations

debilitating disease
debilitating effect
debilitating condition

Example Sentence

Chronic tropical viral fevers cause debilitating lethargy and loss of agricultural labor productivity.

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