"debilitating" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-debilitating.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more debilitating [comparative], most debilitating [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} debilitating (comparative more debilitating, superlative most debilitating)
  1. Causing a loss of energy or strength. Translations (causing a loss of energy or strength): schwächend (German), zehrend (German), kräftezehrend (German), belastend (German), lähmend (German), hemmend (German)
    Sense id: en-debilitating-en-adj-mNW91V38

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-debilitating.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} debilitating
  1. present participle and gerund of debilitate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: debilitate
    Sense id: en-debilitating-en-verb-5xae7pYe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms with collocations: 26 74

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