enervation
- noun
- /ˌɛnərˈveɪʃən/
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- The intense summer heat resulted in widespread enervation, leaving everyone exhausted.
Examples
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I prescribe long ocean voyages to counterbalance enervation because water serves as a powerful adjuvant toward fantasy, but if asked to explain this animus, I cannot.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the long hike, she felt a deep sense of enervation and needed to rest.
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His long hours at work led to an overwhelming feeling of enervation that affected his daily activities.
Synonyms
78
3.6
Extreme physical or mental tiredness after hard work
20
3.1
A strong feeling of being very tired in body or mind
12
6.3
A feeling of tiredness and low energy
10
1.0
A feeling of not having energy after physical or mental work
4
4.4
A state of being slow and having little energy
3
9.3
A feeling of being very tired and having little energy
1
7.4
A state of being very tired in body or mind
1
4.4
A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress
1
9.9
Long-lasting extreme tiredness in body and mind once named by doctors
1
9.9
A state of being inactive and lacking energy
1
8.1
A serious loss of strength and energy that makes someone weak
1
8.2
Weakness in the body that follows illness or old age
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9.1
A slow loss of strength in the body or mind
A time when the body or mind is slow and has little energy
Extreme tiredness and weakness from not having enough food
A state of being weak, tired and no longer effective
A lack of energy and strength that often follows an illness
A feeling of no energy that makes it hard to do things
Antonyms
How Weak
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enervation comes from the verb enervate, built from e- ('out') and nerve, so it literally meant 'to take away the nerve'. That's why enervation can also mean a state of weakness or extreme tiredness, as if your strength has been taken away.