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de·bil·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

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

2.	a particular mental or physical handicap; disability.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME debylite < MF debilite < L débilitās, equiv. to débil(is) weak + -itās -ity

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de·bil·i·ty Audio Help (dĭ-bĭl'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. de·bil·i·ties
The state of being weak or feeble; infirmity.

[Middle English debilite, from Old French, from Latin dēbilitās, from dēbilis, weak; see bel- in Indo-European roots.]

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debility

1474, from M.Fr. debilite, from L. debilitatem (nom. debilitas), from debilis "weak," from de- "from, away" + -bilis "strength," from PIE base *bel- (see Bolshevik).

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debility
noun
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: infirmity]

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deˈbility noun

bodily weakness
Example: Despite his debility, he leads a normal life.

Arabic:	وَهْن، ضَعْف
Chinese (Simplified):	衰弱
Chinese (Traditional):	衰弱
Czech:	slabost, ochablost, vyčerpanost
Danish:	svækkelse; svaghed
Dutch:	zwakte
Estonian:	kehanõrkus
Finnish:	raihnaisuus
French:	faiblesse
German:	die Schwäche
Greek:	αδυναμία
Hungarian:	gyengeség
Icelandic:	veiklun
Indonesian:	kelemahan
Italian:	debolezza

Japanese:	衰弱
Korean:	신체적 허약함
Latvian:	vājums; vārgums; nespēks
Lithuanian:	išsekimas
Norwegian:	svekkelse, svakhet
Polish:	osłabienie
Portuguese (Brazil):	debilidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	debilidade
Romanian:	slăbiciune
Russian:	слабость
Slovak:	slabosť, chabosť
Slovenian:	oslabelost
Spanish:	debilidad
Swedish:	svaghet, kraftlöshet
Turkish:	zayıflık, takatsizlik