enfeeblement

noun

Definition of enfeeblementnext
1
as in deterioration
a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body daily exercise can help to halt some of the enfeeblement that comes with advanced years

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2
as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor a lot of the enfeeblement I've experienced since the accident is being gradually diminished by daily physical therapy

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  1. deterioration
  2. weakness
  3. exhaustion
  4. fatigue
  5. debility
Noun
  • Urban planners will be able to use digital twins to predict infrastructure deterioration and optimize energy consumption.
    Srinivas Vadhri, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • These include offering the radio telescope's remaining socket and cable sections for further study as well as increasing the careful monitoring of aging research facilities to detect deterioration and potential novel failure modes, among others.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of deterioration
Noun
  • Symptoms often include muscle weakness, brain fog, memory impairment, and, to make matters worse, poor sleep quality.
    Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While individual consumers’ choices are often at the mercy of industry marketing, businesses can base their decisions on a thorough analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
    Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakness
Noun
  • While the celebrations can be cheerful, planning and attending them can lead to exhaustion and burnout.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Trump news cycle, which is buoying up bitcoin, is about to hit an exhaustion phase.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of exhaustion
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  • Symptoms of bird flu can include fever, fatigue, cough, muscle aches, sore throat, shortness of breath, stuffy or runny nose, eye redness, headaches and pneumonia requiring hospitalization, according to the CDC.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Without treatment, weight gain, fatigue, hair loss, and more serious complications can occur.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of fatigue
Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.
    Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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