Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enervated

/ˈɛnɝveɪtəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: en-er-vat-ed
IPA: /ˈɛnɝveɪtəd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.

adj

Synonym of denervated.

verb

simple past and past participle of enervate

Example Sentences

"In Conte Chelsea have something different, a manager who inherited a messy, enervated squad fresh from the worst title defence in 25 years and threw a lightning bolt through pretty much the same group of players to create a fresh champion team."

Inflected Forms

more enervated (comparative) most enervated (superlative)

Derived Forms

unenervated

Synonyms

dispirited enervous languid listless spiritless adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool

Antonyms

energetic peppy vigorous abuzz active agile airy alive animate animated brisk busy

Questions

How do you pronounce enervated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛnɝveɪtəd/.
What does enervated mean?: Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.

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