adjective
- tending to weaken or reduce the strength, energy, or effectiveness of someone or something
Usage: formal; often used in medical, psychological, or professional contexts
Examples
- The debilitative effects of the disease made it difficult for her to work.
- Chronic stress can have debilitative consequences on mental health.
- The injury proved debilitative, requiring months of physical therapy.
- Long-term poverty has debilitative impacts on educational outcomes.
- The debilitative nature of the illness left him bedridden for weeks.
- Lack of sleep is debilitative to athletic performance.