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debilitating

 
 
/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ/ adjective formal

Translation

A debilitating illness or problem makes you weak and unable to do what you want to do.
güçsüzleştiren, zayıf düşüren, takat bırakmayan (hastalık veya problem)
the debilitating effects of flu1920
(Definition of debilitating adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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