debilitating effect

Frequency: 6.89.1 per million words

Describes an outcome or consequence that weakens something or someone.

debilitatingADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

effect

Examples (10)

  • The chemotherapy had a debilitating effect on her energy levels.
  • The long recession has had a debilitating effect on small businesses.
  • Constant criticism can have a debilitating effect on a child's self-esteem.
  • The prolonged drought is having a debilitating effect on the region's agriculture.
  • New sanctions are expected to have a debilitating effect on the country's economy.
  • The loss of his job had a debilitating effect on his mental health.
  • We must consider the potentially debilitating effect of this policy on the vulnerable.
  • Are we underestimating the debilitating effect of sleep deprivation on productivity?
  • The scandal had a debilitating effect on the team's morale and performance.
  • The cyberattack had a debilitating effect on the company's network infrastructure.