ENERVATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enervation mean? 

• ENERVATION (noun)
  The noun ENERVATION has 3 senses:

1. lack of vitality

2. serious weakening and loss of energy

3. surgical removal of a nerve

  Familiarity information: ENERVATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENERVATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lack of vitality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue

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 2

Meaning:

Serious weakening and loss of energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

debilitation; enervation; enfeeblement; exhaustion

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

weakening (becoming weaker)

Derivation:

enervate (weaken mentally or morally)

Sense 3

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)