enfeeblement
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9.1
- noun
- /ɪnˈfiːbəlmənt/
:
debilitamiento
- The PNDC inadvertently added to the enfeeblement of the economy and state in 1982-83 by populist attacks upon food and consumer markets, which alienated farmers and market women, and upon weak state institutions, which undermined capacities for policy implementation.
Examples
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His gradual enfeeblement due to age made daily tasks increasingly challenging without help.
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When vice need no longer offer up such homage, as in our own time, it is a measure of the relative enfeeblement of virtue.
Academic text (2002) -
"I giggled: Thought, this is it, conclusive evidence of my enfeeblement.
Fiction book (2002) -
A decision that doubtless improved the legal position, and perhaps the prospects of the children directly before the court, may contribute to an accelerating enfeeblement of marriage.
Academic text (1996) -
Gradual enfeeblement associated with advancing years can also be seen as involving a correlated decrease in trait dominance.
Academic text (1994) -
The past few weeks have been especially painful as Mr. Obama seemed to gain traction in the polls and escape responsibility for the completely foreseeable results of his policies: economic enfeeblement, rising poverty and dependency, loss of world influence, and looming insolvency.
Blog text (17) -
As the illness progressed, her enfeeblement became evident, making it difficult for her to walk without assistance.
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The city's enfeeblement was reflected in its declining infrastructure and increasing crime rates.
Synonyms
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3.6
Extreme physical or mental tiredness after hard work
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6.6
A weakness that makes it hard to do everyday things, often after illness or old age
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8.1
A serious loss of strength and energy that makes someone weak
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4.8
A state of being physically weak because of age or illness
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8.2
Weakness in the body that follows illness or old age
A state of being weak, tired and no longer effective
A feeling of great weakness and tiredness
Antonyms
How Weak
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enfeeblement comes from the prefix en- meaning 'make' and the word feeble meaning 'weak'. So it means 'the state of being made weak', which is why we use it for someone or something becoming physically or mentally weak.