(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weaken.

abatement abridgment alleviation attenuation attrition bankruptcy blunting breakage breakdown collapse contraction crack-up crippling damage dampening damping deadening debilitation decrease decrement decrescence deduction deflation depreciation depression destruction detriment devitalization devitalizing dilapidation dilution diminishment diminution disablement disrepair draining dulling dying dying off effemination encroachment enervating enervation enfeeblement enfeebling evisceration exhausting exhaustion extenuation fade-out fatigue fatiguing grueling harm hobbling hurt hurting impairment inanition incapacitation infringement injury inroad languishment lessening letup loss lowering maiming mayhem miniaturization mischief mitigation mutilation reduction relaxation ruination ruinousness sabotage sagging sapping scaling down scathe sickening simplicity slackening softening spoiling subtraction thinning trying