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Debilitating

/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/

To make feeble; to weaken.

📖 Definitions of "Debilitating"

verb

1
To make feeble; to weaken.
"The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis."

adjective

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
exhausting	Very tiring.
enervating	That enervates.
enfeebling	Causing enfeeblement.
killingnoun	The act of killing.
debilitative	Causing or relating to debilitation.
weakeningnoun	An instance or process of loss of strength.
drainingnoun	(comparable) Causing a depletion of energy or resources; exhausting.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
invigorating	Giving strength, energy and vitality; quickening; stimulating.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
debilitative	Causing or relating to debilitation.
enervating	That enervates.
enfeebling	Causing enfeeblement.
weakeningnoun	An instance or process of loss of strength.
exhausting	Very tiring.
killingnoun	The act of killing.
drainingnoun	(comparable) Causing a depletion of energy or resources; exhausting.
cripplingnoun	Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.
weakened	Reduced; made less strong.
devastating	Causing devastation.
wastingnoun	Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
damaging	Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
detrimentalnoun	Causing damage or harm.
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
destructive	Causing destruction; damaging.
terrible	Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
disruptive	(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
life-threatening	Potentially fatal.
unfavorable	US standard spelling of unfavourable. [Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.]
adverse	Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.