enervation
pronunciation
How to pronounce enervation in British English:
UK [ˌenə'veɪʃn]
How to pronounce enervation in American English:
US [ˌenə'veɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- lack of vitality
- serious weakening and loss of energy
Word Origin
- enervation (n.)
- early 15c., "impairment, infringement," from Middle French énervation, from Late Latin enervationem (nominative enervatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin enervare "weaken," literally "cut the sinews of," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + nervus "sinew" (see nerve (n.)). Figurative sense is from 1550s.