enervation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

enervation
    n 1: lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any
         fatigue"
    2: serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: {debilitation},
       {enervation}, {enfeeblement}, {exhaustion}]
    3: surgical removal of a nerve

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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