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debility

noun

de·​bil·​i·​ty di-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce debility (audio)
dē-
plural debilities

Example Sentences

The disease leads to debility but rarely kills. the debilities of elderly people
Recent Examples on the Web The significant frequency of long Covid, with its potential long-term debility, and the postinfection increased risk of cardiac disease and changes in the brain argue for a high level of caution. WSJ, 3 Apr. 2022 At 40, Baudelaire was a shadow of his former self, crushed by unrepayable debts, suffering the aftereffects of a seemingly minor stroke, and facing the onset of syphilitic debility. Washington Post, 11 May 2022 Rereading recently the Snopes and Studs Lonigan trilogies, I was struck by their insight into the emotional debility and ruthlessness of socially mobile men. New York Times, 3 Mar. 2022 And how much of it is a function of the negative way the disease or debility is received by society? Damon Linker, The Week, 21 Dec. 2021 We should be allowed to recognize when a serious condition is exploited simply to showcase debility. Armond White, National Review, 17 Dec. 2021 Death, loss, distemper, debility: these have haunted his art ever since. New York Times, 22 July 2021 The phenomenon of post-viral malaise and debility is not new. Prudy Gourguechon, Forbes, 10 June 2021 The 25th Amendment deals with cases of genuine debility, such as might arise if the president became seriously ill. John Yoo, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English debilite, from Middle French debilité, from Latin debilitat-, debilitas, from debilis, from de- de- + -bilis; akin to Sanskrit bala strength

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of debility was in the 15th century

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