enervation
1. lack of vitality (Freq. 1) - an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue • Derivationally related forms: enervate • Hypernyms: weakness 2. serious weakening and loss of energy • Syn: debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion • Derivationally related forms: enfeeble (for: enfeeblement), enervate, debilitate (for: debilitation) • Hypernyms: weakening 3. surgical removal of a nerve • Hypernyms: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
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