enfeeblement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfeeblement
Noun
  • Roads and bridges are designed with strict weight limits for a reason: excessive loads accelerate structural deterioration, leading to costly repairs and safety hazards.
    Ydanis Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to this, using excessive water or harsh chemical cleaners can then lead to moisture accumulation around window seals, which can potentially cause mould growth or deterioration of the frame around the windows.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Vitamin A toxicity can cause vomiting, nausea, blurry vision, muscle weakness, liver damage and potential brain damage.
    Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Hannah Mckay | Reuters London’s listing problem isn’t limited to the capital, with weakness in the U.S. and Asia too, according to the head of the London Stock Exchange Group.
    Zahra Tayeb, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Are Too Many Priorities Making Work More Stressful? Trying to solve everything at once leads to exhaustion and inaction.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • That exhaustion has led to hundreds of bills introduced in nearly every state over the years to halt the practice.
    Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, heavy exercise done while experiencing a respiratory viral illness can lead to chronic fatigue and even exacerbate myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, according to a 2021 study published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
    Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue impaired their judgment.
    Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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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“Enfeeblement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfeeblement. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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