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
The neglected gift was beginning to show signs of decay and enfeeblement.
From The Daughters of Danaus by Caird, Mona
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 Stables, Gordon
Any enfeeblement of the normal and natural instinct of virility would show itself first in morbid aberrations.
From Post-Prandial Philosophy by Allen, Grant
