enervating

Meanings

• Adjective

  Causing a feeling of tiredness, dullness, or lack of energy.

  - "The long meeting left everyone feeling enervated."
  - "After a grueling hike, the cool breeze revitalized us, but the enervating heat of the desert awaited us."
  - "The monotonous lecture left the students feeling enervated and disengaged."

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Antonyms

bolster , revive , strengthen

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Synonyms

debilitate , weaken

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with enervating
aperturing , enduring , ferving , herding , juroring , perverting , sturding , surveying , terrifying , verging

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Variants

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enervate , enervated , enervates , enervating , enervatingly , enervation , enervations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'enervare' meaning 'to take away the nerve', 'to weaken'.

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Trivia

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1. Enervating is an antonym of the word 'invigorating'.

2. The term 'enervated' was first used in English in the 16th century.

3. Enervation was a common complaint among soldiers during long campaigns in the past.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fatigue: A feeling of weariness, tiredness, or exhaustion. Enervating is a cause of fatigue.

2. Lethargy: A state of sluggishness or lack of energy. Enervating can leave one feeling lethargic.

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Culture

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Enervating is often used in literature to describe a feeling of exhaustion or fatigue. In art, the concept of enervation can be depicted through images of lethargy or apathy. In music, the term can be used to describe a slow, weary melody.

How to Memorize "enervating"

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   - Imagine a person feeling extremely tired and drained of energy. This is what 'enervating' means.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Enervate means energy deplete' to remember the meaning of the word.

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