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adjective

Definition of enfeeblednext
as in weak
lacking bodily strength the enfeebled old woman now needs a companion to help her with everyday tasks

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enfeebled

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verb

past tense of enfeeble
as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfeebled
  1. weak
  2. weakened
  3. feeble
  4. softened
  5. frail
  6. disabled
Adjective
  • Other checks on Trump’s policy will also be far weaker.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Each endpoint can be assessed to sniff out weak points.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of weak
Verb
  • Utah’s roster is inarguably weakened by replacing Callie Smith with Genie Erohkina (one of the worst performers last weekend in Virginia Beach), but the roster rules incentivize teams to dump a mid-season acquisition like Smith, so why not cash in at the trade deadline?
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of weakened
Adjective
  • Low wages, high youth unemployment and a feeble social safety net mean China’s household spending is less than 40% of annual economic output, some 20 percentage points below the global average.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The economy has been weighed down by the weakness of its industrial sector amid Russia’s shutdown in natural gas supplies after the invasion of Ukraine, as well as feeble Chinese demand and the car industry’s difficulties in pivoting to electric vehicles.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of feeble
Verb
  • Le Pen, whose party has softened its anti-EU stance in recent years, denies wrongdoing and claims the case is politically driven.
    Sylvie Corbet and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Add pear slices to skillet, and reduce heat to medium; cook, flipping occasionally, until pear slices are browned and slightly softened, about 6 minutes.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of softened
Adjective
  • At a time when post-menopausal women still are stereotyped as dependent and frail, Kim’s film is a refreshing reality check.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The spirit of resistance may prove too frail, and too exhausted, to rise again to the contest.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of frail
Adjective
  • But as people age, disabled hearing becomes more common.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This bipartisan legislation aims to provide improved access to non-opioid treatments for pain management for seniors and disabled folks.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of disabled
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