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ENERVATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical removal of a nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("enervation" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lack of vitality

Example:

an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("enervation" is a kind of...):

weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain)

Derivation:

enervate (weaken mentally or morally)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Serious weakening and loss of energy

Synonyms:

debilitation; enervation; enfeeblement; exhaustion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("enervation" is a kind of...):

weakening (becoming weaker)

Derivation:

enervate (weaken mentally or morally)

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