Antonyms of adj life-giving

1 sense of life-giving

Sense 1
life-giving, vitalizing -- (giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun")

INDIRECT (VIA invigorating) -> debilitating -- (impairing the strength and vitality)

Similarity of adj life-giving

1 sense of life-giving

Sense 1
life-giving, vitalizing -- (giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun")
       => invigorating (vs. debilitating) -- (imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air")