debilitation

noun

de·​bil·​i·​ta·​tion di-ˌbi-lə-ˈtā-shən 

dē-

plural -s

1

: the act or process of debilitating

2

: the state of being debilitated : weakness

the greater the debilitation, the greater the need for protein replenishment

—P. R. Cannon

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin debilitation-, debilitatio, from debilitatus + -ion- -io -ion

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Rhymes for debilitation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration