enfeeblement
Example Sentences
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“Overstretch — the enfeeblement that comes with confusing ends and means — allows enemies to apply leverage: small maneuvers that have big consequences.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2018
“In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you. I find it a frustrating, humbling, infuriating experience.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Debility and enfeeblement of health from overwork, or from worry or grief.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
A temporary illness, he called it, the natural enfeeblement following upon a prolonged bout with Yucatan fever.
From The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London
The triumphs left enfeeblement; the defeat acted as a strong tonic which is still working beneficently to-day.
From The Task of Social Hygiene by Havelock Ellis
