Enervation
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Act of enervating; debilitation. countable, uncountable
- 2 surgical removal of a nerve wordnet
- 3 State of being enervated; debility. countable, uncountable
"His early-morning alertness had gradually given way to bad-tempered enervation as the sun went down, and now his legs dragged, his shoulders slumped as he walked, and even from here I could hear his breath wheezing out of his nose."
- 4 lack of vitality wordnet
- 5 serious weakening and loss of energy wordnet
Example
More examples"His early-morning alertness had gradually given way to bad-tempered enervation as the sun went down, and now his legs dragged, his shoulders slumped as he walked, and even from here I could hear his breath wheezing out of his nose."
Etymology
From Middle French énervation.
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