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debilitating

/dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/

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adjective

/dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/C1formalmedical
  • ruОписывает то, что делает человека слабым или немощным, часто используется в медицинском или общем контексте.

Describes something that causes a person to become weak or infirm, often used in medical or general contexts.

  1. Causing weakness or impairmentC1formal

    Making someone or something weak, less effective, or unable to function normally.

    ruОслабляющий

    • The disease had a debilitating effect on his muscles.
    • Chronic pain can be debilitating for many people.
    • The economic crisis had a debilitating impact on small businesses.

    Synonymscripplingdisablingdrainingenervatingenfeeblingexhaustingincapacitatingweakening

    Antonymsinvigoratingstrengthening

  2. Reducing strength or abilityC1formal

    Tending to weaken or sap energy, strength, or capability.

    ruОслабляющий

    • The long illness was debilitating for her career.
    • Debilitating anxiety prevented him from socializing.
    • The heatwave was debilitating for the outdoor workers.

    Synonymscripplingdrainingenervatingenfeeblingexhaustingincapacitatingweakening

    Antonymsenergizinginvigoratingstrengthening

Forms
  • more debilitating comparative form
  • most debilitating superlative form
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verb

debilitate/dɪˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий делать кого-то или что-то слабым, немощным или менее эффективным.

A verb meaning to make someone or something weak, feeble, or less effective.

  1. Weaken or impairC1formal

    To make someone or something weak, feeble, or less effective.

    ruОслабить или ухудшить

    • The long illness debilitated him to the point where he could barely walk.
    • Chronic stress can debilitate the immune system over time.
    • The economic crisis debilitated the country's infrastructure.

    Synonymscrippledisableenervateenfeebleexhaustincapacitatesapundermineweaken

    Antonymsfortifyinvigoratereinforcestrengthen

Forms
  • debilitated past participle
  • debilitated past simple
  • debilitating present participle
  • debilitates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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