enervation

Pronunciation:		`enu'veyshun
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue" [n] serious weakening and loss of energy

	Synonyms:	debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion

	See Also:	weakening, weakness

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\En`er*va"tion\, n. [L. enervatio: cf. F. ['e]nervation.] 1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength. 2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. --Bacon.