asthenia

as·the·nia

noun \as-ˈthē-nē-ə\

Definition of ASTHENIA

: lack or loss of strength : debility

Examples of ASTHENIA

1. <headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug>

Origin of ASTHENIA

New Latin, from Greek astheneia, from asthenēs weak, from a- + sthenos strength

First Known Use: 1802

Related to ASTHENIA

Synonyms: weakness, debilitation, debility, delicacy, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, languidness, languor, listlessness, lowness, wimpiness

Antonyms: hardihood, hardiness, robustness, strength, vigor

Related Words: decay, decrepitude; breakdown, collapse, prostration; exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, weariness; defenselessness, helplessness, impotence, impuissance, powerlessness; effeteness, softness, tenderness; disablement, incapacitation, invalidism; damage, harm, hurt, impairment, injury

Near Antonyms: energy, vitality; brawniness, fitness, heftiness, huskiness, lustiness, muscularity, virility; hardness, ruggedness, stoutness, sturdiness, toughness; health, healthiness, soundness, wellness

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Rhymes with ASTHENIA

Armenia, Messenia, Slovenia