Meaning & use
enervation
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A state of being drained of energy, vitality, or strength; physical or mental weakness.
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The tropical heat brought on a wave of enervation that left the whole crew sluggish.
Months of overwork led to a deep enervation that no amount of sleep seemed to fix.
A note on using this word
Despite sounding like it should mean "making nervous," "enervation" actually means the opposite of energizing, since it comes from the Latin "enervare," to remove the sinews or strength.
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