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Doddering vs Debilitated - What's the difference?

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Doddering is a related term of debilitated.


As adjectives the difference between doddering and debilitated

is that doddering is mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile while debilitated is weakened.

As verbs the difference between doddering and debilitated

is that doddering is while debilitated is (debilitate).

As a noun doddering

is a shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.

doddering

English

Adjective

(-)
  • mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.
  • * 2001 , Seth Kohn, Escape on the Silk Road (page 7)
    • Now that he was next in line to the minister of state security himself, an 82 year old man whose dodderings Fang graciously covered up to save everyone's face, Fang had a huge problem.

    debilitated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Weakened.
    • His debilitated body, the victim of the wasting disease, could no longer support his weight.
  • run down, damaged, in disrepair.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (debilitate)