debility — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A state of physical or mental weakness.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Related words

   debiledebilitatedebilitation

   Examples

   More examples (5)

   […] and is the onlie laſt remedie for all debilities which haue long vexed the body through a hote diſtemper of the Lever, ſuch as a hote Gutte; it allayeth all Inflamations inward & outward.

   As I was in a state of extreme debility, I resolved to sail directly towards the town, as a place where I could most easily procure nourishment. […] I was ready to sink from fatigue and hunger, but being surrounded by a crowd, I thought it politic to rouse all my strength, that no physical debility might be construed into apprehension or conscious guilt.

   I was struck besides with the shocking expression of his face, with his remarkable combination of great muscular activity and great apparent debility of constitution

   At the mention of money Mrs Dibble was overcome with great debility, and wheezed, "I don't feel up to talking about money, matters just now, dearie. I think I better have a bit of a doze."

   […] for how could a class that was kept in a state of ignorance and debility, humiliated, illiterate, and condemned to exhausting labour, find the strength to bring about a universal revolution and restore the lost humanity of mankind?

Noun

1. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

   Synonyms

   infirmityfrailtyfeeblenessfrailnessvaletudinarianism

   Broader terms

   unfitnesssoftness