Today's word is debilitating, spelled D-E-B-I-L-I-T-A-T-I-N-G.
Debilitating is an adjective.
It's a formal word used to describe things that seriously impair strength or the ability to function.
Here's the word used in a sentence from the Denver Post by Georgia Nichols.
Worry is such a debilitating thing that robs you of your energy.
The word debilitating describes things that cause serious impairment of strength or ability to function.
It appears in both medical and general contexts someone can suffer from debilitating nausea or debilitating stage fright.
An adjective that takes the form of a verb, debilitating,
dates to the mid-17th century, making it the youngest of a trio.
Its source, the verb debilitate,
meaning to impair the strength of, dates to the early 16th century,
and the noun debility, meaning weakness or infirmity,
has been in use since the 15th century.
All come from the Latin word for weak, debilis.
Polyglots may recognize the influence of debilis in words from Spanish, Russian,
Czech, Turkish, Danish, and many other languages as well.
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.