ENERVATION

enervation

(noun) surgical removal of a nerve

enervation

(noun) lack of vitality; “an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue”

debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion

(noun) serious weakening and loss of energy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enervation (countable and uncountable, plural enervations)

Act of enervating; debilitation.

State of being enervated; debility.

Anagrams

• Evertonian, veneration

Source: Wiktionary


En`er*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. enervatio: cf. F. énervation.]

1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength.

2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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