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
Long after the political break-up and enfeeblement of the Arabs, this intellectual community of the Arab-speaking world endured.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Human strength increases with enhancement and decreases with enfeeblement.
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas
It appears as if we must regard eternity as outliving every progressive change, For there is no convergence or enfeeblement of time.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
