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debilitated

debilitated

1 7.0
Very weak and lacking energy because of illness or injury
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪd/
translation icon : debilitado
  • He felt debilitated after the surgery, unable to perform routine tasks without help.
  • so debilitated
  • very debilitated
  • ill and debilitated

And warehousing them through those later years where they're so debilitated that the quality of life is de minimis at that point.

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Examples

  • In the eyes of the city fathers, these groups simply represented the most debilitated and hopeless of all the community's needy population (Rothman, 1971).

    Academic text (1993)
  • The pets and zoo animals under the stewardship of human animals become as debilitated as humans.

    Blog text (32)
  • What good is a human right if one is too sick or debilitated to enjoy it?

    Blog text (13)
  • The patient, however, was extremely weak and debilitated.

    Academic text (1990)
  • They were really debilitated as much by their fear, depression and anxiety as by their cancer.

  • So this severely debilitated him and cognitively and emotionally and physically.

  • It was in this debilitated and delicate condition that I began the unwanted task of giving Colonel Bodeen what he wanted—and didn't want.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Too debilitated to care for himself and barely conscious, Ah Fatt is "so thickly mired in dirt and mud that it was impossible to tell whether he was naked or clothed" (SP 309).

    Academic text (2018)
  • After the illness left her feeling debilitated, she struggled to regain her strength.

  • Many patients become debilitated due to prolonged illness, impacting their daily lives.

Synonyms

dead
vsdebilitated
  • Informal
131 6.6

Extremely tired and with no energy after hard work

is a medical or formal state of weakened energy and strength
exhausted
vsdebilitated
104 2.0

Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy

is weakness from health decline rather than only from tiredness
impaired
vsdebilitated
49 4.4

Not working well because of damage or weakness

is more about low vitality and overall energy loss from illness
feeble
vsdebilitated
25 3.9

Physically or mentally weak and low in energy

is similar but highlights weakness specifically after illness or injury
lethargic
vsdebilitated
15 5.3

Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy

is physical weakness tied to illness, rather than mental sluggishness
fatigued
vsdebilitated
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is similar but implies an underlying health issue causing weakness
decrepit
vsdebilitated
9 7.0

A living thing that is very weak and thin from old age or long illness

is similar but stresses recent illness or injury rather than age
down for the count
vsdebilitated
  • Informal
5 8.1

Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness

is milder, meaning weak and lacking vitality rather than total inability
dead on one's feet
vsdebilitated
  • Informal
2 7.1

Very tired after hard physical or mental work

describes medical weakness rather than tiredness from activity
rickety
vsdebilitated
2 7.0

Physically weak, often with shaky or bent legs

is about overall weakened energy and vitality rather than structural frailty
enervated
vsdebilitated
  • Formal
1 7.6

Feeling very weak and having little energy

is the same low energy but stresses medical weakness from illness
debile
vsdebilitated
  • Archaic
9.9

Weak in the body and having little strength

focuses on loss of vitality especially after illness or injury
weakened
vsdebilitated
2.7

Not as strong or effective

implies a health cause rather than any general loss of strength
wilted
vsdebilitated
3.7

Feeling weak and tired as if you do not have energy

is physical lack of vitality mainly from sickness or injury
adynamic
vsdebilitated
  • Specialized
9.9

Physically weak and without energy, often after an illness

is broader, covering general weakness after illness or injury
asthenic
vsdebilitated
  • Specialized
9.9

Thin and weak in body, often after an illness

refers to temporary loss of strength and vitality from ill health
incapacitated
vsdebilitated
6.3

Unable to move or act normally after illness such as an injury

is less extreme, allowing some function despite reduced strength

Antonyms

1.0

Having great power or influence over people

112 3.9

Strong and able to work well in difficult conditions

How Weak

bedridden
11 4.5
debilitated
1 7.0
weak
524 1.0
tired
1.0

Surface Forms

debilitated positive

Morphology

debilitated = debilitate (transparent) = debilitate + ed

Formed as the past-participle adjective from the verb 'debilitate' meaning 'to make weak', so the adjective meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Debilitated comes from a Latin idea meaning 'to make weak'; the prefix de- means 'down' or 'away' and the root is like able, which shows power or strength. So, if someone is debilitated, they are 'made not able' and feel weak and without energy, often after illness or injury.