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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enfeeblement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
en-fee-ble-ment
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of enfeebling; debilitation, enervation or devitalization

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English enfeeble Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enfeeblement From enfeeble + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

enfeeblements (plural)

Synonyms

debilitation enervation exhaustion

Questions

What does enfeeblement mean?
The act of enfeebling; debilitation, enervation or devitalization
Where does enfeeblement come from?
Etymology tree English enfeeble Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enfeeblement From enfeeble + -ment.

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