enervation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun lack of vitality
    • an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue
  2. noun serious weakening and loss of energy
    debilitation; exhaustion; enfeeblement.
  3. noun surgical removal of a nerve

WordNet


En`er*va"tion noun
Etymology
L. enervatio: cf. F. énervation.
Definitions
  1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength.
  2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. Bacon.

Webster 1913