Enervation
noun
A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; debility.
The illness left me in a state of complete enervation.
noun
The action or state of debilitating or reducing strength or effect.
The enervation of muscles can lead to severe mobility problems.
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; debility.
The illness left me in a state of complete enervation.
noun
The action or state of debilitating or reducing strength or effect.
The enervation of muscles can lead to severe mobility problems.
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Exhaustion
Enervation often expresses a deep emotional or mental tiredness, not just physical.
Months of caring for her ailing mother led to a profound sense of enervation.
Pro Tip 2/3Drained Vitality
It implies more than being tired; it suggests a temporary loss of one's usual vigor or energy.
The heatwave caused an enervation that made even simple tasks feel daunting.
Pro Tip 3/3Recoverable State
Enervation might be a temporary state, suggesting possibility of regaining energy.
A weekend getaway helped me overcome the enervation I felt after the project.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Exhaustion
Enervation often expresses a deep emotional or mental tiredness, not just physical.
Months of caring for her ailing mother led to a profound sense of enervation.
Pro Tip 2/3Drained Vitality
It implies more than being tired; it suggests a temporary loss of one's usual vigor or energy.
The heatwave caused an enervation that made even simple tasks feel daunting.
Pro Tip 3/3Recoverable State
Enervation might be a temporary state, suggesting possibility of regaining energy.
A weekend getaway helped me overcome the enervation I felt after the project.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Exhaustion
Enervation often expresses a deep emotional or mental tiredness, not just physical.
Months of caring for her ailing mother led to a profound sense of enervation.
Pro Tip 2/3Drained Vitality
It implies more than being tired; it suggests a temporary loss of one's usual vigor or energy.
The heatwave caused an enervation that made even simple tasks feel daunting.
Pro Tip 3/3Recoverable State
Enervation might be a temporary state, suggesting possibility of regaining energy.
A weekend getaway helped me overcome the enervation I felt after the project.
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Quote examples
Arthur Rimbaud
French Poet
I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain.
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Sam Kean
American Writer
Although it's the hub of the nervous system and the ultimate terminus of every nerve, the brain itself lacks enervation and therefore cannot feel pain.
Quote examples
Arthur Rimbaud
French Poet
I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain.
Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
Although it's the hub of the nervous system and the ultimate terminus of every nerve, the brain itself lacks enervation and therefore cannot feel pain.
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