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wasting vs debility

debility vs wasting

wasting and debility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wasting Yes No No No
debility Yes No No No
As nouns, debility is a hypernym of wasting; that is, debility is a word with a broader meaning than wasting:
  • wasting: any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
  • debility: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
Other hypernyms of wasting include feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism.
wasting (noun) debility (noun)
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Difference between wasting and debility

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