enfeeblements
Acts of debilitation
Enfeeblements are instances or processes of weakening—the plural of enfeeblement.
The word applies to physical decline, as in aging or illness, but extends to abstract weakening: the enfeeblements of prolonged isolation, successive enfeeblements of constitutional protections.
The term is formal and somewhat literary.
Loss of strength or vitality
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
- declineDecrease or refuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
prostration · enervation · exhaustion · fatigue · languor · lassitude · lethargy · malaise
Gradual functional decline with age
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
- dotageAge-related mental weakness
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
fading · waning · diminishment · senility · deterioration
Ease of breaking
- frailtyWeakness of body
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- brittlenessProne to snapping
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
defenselessness · helplessness · powerlessness · exposure · precariousness · tenuousness · weakness · dependence
Bodily disorder or disease
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- maladyA bodily affliction
- ailmentMinor health problem
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
fever · infection · bedridden · invalidism · morbidity · pathology · syndrome · consumption
Impairment affecting life activities
- incapacityLack of ability
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- limitationBound on extent
restriction · diminishment · compromise · deficiency · insufficiency · reduction · impediment
debilitation
Loss of strength or vitality
deterioration · prostration · enervation · exhaustion · fatigue · languor · lassitude · lethargy · malaise · weariness
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
- dotageAge-related mental weakness
- decrepitudeWornness from age
infirmity · fading · waning · diminishment · senility · deterioration
fragility
Ease of breaking
- frailtyWeakness of body
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- brittlenessProne to snapping
susceptibility · defenselessness · helplessness · powerlessness · exposure · precariousness · tenuousness · weakness · dependence · incapacitation
sickness
Bodily disorder or disease
convalescence · fever · infection · bedridden · invalidism · morbidity · pathology · syndrome · consumption · palsy
disability
Impairment affecting life activities
- incapacityLack of ability
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
limitation · restriction · diminishment · compromise · deficiency · insufficiency · reduction · impediment
enfeeblementsempowerments
Grants of authority
fortifications · invigoration · reinforcements · augmentations · enhancements
enfeeblementsrevitalizations
Acts of restoring vigor
rejuvenations · restorations · recuperations · healings · recoveries
enfeeblementsstrengthening
Increasing power or solidity
invigoration · fortification · revitalization · reinvigoration · energizing