infirming

/ɪnˈfɜrmɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of infirm: the act of making someone weak or ill.
    • The disease was slowly infirming its victims.
    • Constant stress can be infirming over time.
    • The lack of sunlight was infirming the prisoners' health.
adjective
  1. Causing weakness or illness; debilitating.
    • Living in a damp house can have an infirming influence on your health.
    • The infirming heat wave made everyone feel exhausted.
    • The infirming effects of the chemotherapy were hard to bear.
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