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enfeeblement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of enfeeblement

1 a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body

  • daily exercise can help to halt some of the enfeeblement that comes with advanced years
Synonyms of enfeeblement

debilitation, decay, decaying, declension, decline, degeneration, descent, deterioration, ebbing, weakening
Words Related to enfeeblement

atrophy

exhaustion

drooping, flagging, limping

regression, relapse, setback
Near Antonyms of enfeeblement

invigoration, strengthening

progress

rejuvenation, rejuvenescence
Antonyms of enfeeblement

comeback, improvement, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehabilitation, revitalization, snapback

2 the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor

  • a lot of the enfeeblement Iʼve experienced since the accident is being gradually diminished by daily physical therapy
Synonyms of enfeeblement

asthenia, debilitation, debility, delicacy, enervation, faintness, feebleness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, languidness, languor, listlessness, lowness, weakness, wimpiness
Words Related to enfeeblement

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 of enfeeblement

energy, vitality

brawniness, fitness, heftiness, huskiness, lustiness, muscularity, virility

hardness, ruggedness, stoutness, sturdiness, toughness

health, healthiness, soundness, wellness
Antonyms of enfeeblement

hardihood, hardiness, robustness, strength, vigor

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