debility

[ dih-bil-i-tee ]

/ dɪˈbɪl ɪ ti /

a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness: Debility prevented him from getting out of bed.

a particular mental or physical handicap; disability.

Origin of debility

1425–75; late Middle English debylite < Middle French debilite < Latin dēbilitās, equivalent to dēbil(is) weak + -itās -ity

Alcohol baths for debility, weakness, and states of exhaustion are opposed by non-alcoholic physicians.

Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why |Martha M. Allen
They are brought to a certain point of dilapidation; they are reduced to pallor, debility, and emaciation.

Shirley |Charlotte Bront
But it had an air of suffering from debility, and before very long it passed peacefully away.

The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 |Roald Amundsen
There is a chance for him yet, though the debility is greatly to be feared.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. |Various

The egg is a valuable article of food for infants and young children, especially in conditions of debility.

The Physical Life of Woman: |Dr. George H Napheys

debility

/ (dɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

weakness or infirmity

debility

[ dĭ-bĭl′ĭ-tē ]

The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.