debilities
States of feebleness
Debilities are weaknesses or infirmities, especially of the body.
The word typically describes conditions that diminish physical capacity or strength: The debilities of old age caught up with him.
Less commonly, debilities can refer to weaknesses of character or intellect.
The singular debility is more formal and appears in medical contexts.
Weakness from illness or age
- feeblenessLack of strength
- frailtyWeakness of body
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- enfeeblementState of growing weak
decrepitude · exhaustion · fatigue · lethargy · asthenia · languor · prostration · wasting
Age-related mental decline
- dotageAge-related mental weakness
- declineDecrease or refuse
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
degeneration · infirmity · senescence · dementia · cognitive decline · elderliness
Diminished function or capacity
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- disorderAbsence of organization
- ailmentMinor health problem
- maladyA bodily affliction
affliction · condition · disease · illness · sickness · deficiency · incapacity · handicap
Liability to influence
- fragilityEase of breaking
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- exposureState of being unprotected
weakness · helplessness · powerlessness · dependence · incapacitation · diminished capacity · delicacy · sensitivity
infirmity
Weakness from illness or age
- feeblenessLack of strength
- frailtyWeakness of body
- weaknessDeficiency in force
enfeeblement · decrepitude · exhaustion · fatigue · lethargy · asthenia · languor · prostration · wasting · atrophy
senility
Age-related mental decline
- dotageAge-related mental weakness
- declineDecrease or refuse
- decrepitudeWornness from age
deterioration · degeneration · infirmity · senescence · dementia · cognitive decline · elderliness
impairment
Diminished function or capacity
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- disorderAbsence of organization
- ailmentMinor health problem
malady · affliction · condition · disease · illness · sickness · deficiency · incapacity · handicap · chronic illness
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- fragilityEase of breaking
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
exposure · weakness · helplessness · powerlessness · dependence · incapacitation · diminished capacity · delicacy · sensitivity
debilitiesstrengths
Powers or capabilities
abilities · capabilities · powers · capacities · able-bodiedness
debilitieshealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · well-being · soundness · wholeness · good health
debilitiesvitality
Capacity for spirited existence
vigor · energy · vigorousness · robustness · stamina