Enervation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of enervating, or the state of being enervated; reduction or weakening of strength; effeminacy.
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  • noun. The act of weakening, or reducing strength.
  • noun. The state of being weakened; effeminacy.
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  • noun. Act of enervating; debilitation.
  • noun. State of being enervated; debility.
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  • noun. serious weakening and loss of energy
  • noun. surgical removal of a nerve
  • noun. lack of vitality
    • Word Usage
    "But after a couple of hours, in the neighbourhood of eleven, when it may be anything from 110 to 120 degrees in the shade, a kind of enervation sets in."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ablation  cutting out  excision  extirpation  weakening  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abasement  apartness  debility  decrement  decrepitude  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    effeminacy  
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