debilitating

IPA/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ/
KK[dəbˈɪlətˌetɪŋ]IPA/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ/

debilitating — adjective

  • debilitatingpositive
  • more debilitatingcomparative
  • most debilitatingsuperlative

1. causing a person to gradually lose physical strength, mental focus, or their usu

1.形容詞B2
釋義

causing a person to gradually lose physical strength, mental focus, or their usual ability to function effectively

例句

After months of treatment, Yael still felt a debilitating lack of energy.

collocation: debilitating lack of energy

Inês left her job because of the debilitating back pain she could not ignore.

同義詞
  • weakening

    more general, less extreme in force; 'debilitating' implies a more serious or lasting effect

  • draining

    focuses specifically on loss of energy; more informal and less clinical

  • crippling

    very strong, often figurative; suggests near-total loss of function

反義詞
  • strengthening

    opposite effect — building power instead of reducing it

  • invigorating

    giving energy and vitality rather than taking it away

文法句型

debilitating + noun

find/prove/become + something + debilitating

so debilitating that + clause

用法筆記

Commonly used in health or medical contexts to describe a condition that seriously reduces a person's normal abilities.

常見錯誤

❌After the long hike, I felt debilitating.
✅After the long hike, I felt debilitated.
💡'debilitating' describes something that causes weakness, not the feeling of being weak.