de-energized

No electricity flowing

De-energized means having had electrical power removed or disconnected.

The term is standard in electrical work, where a circuit or piece of equipment must be de-energized before maintenance to prevent electrocution: Make sure the panel is de-energized before touching any wires.

Figuratively, de-energized describes feeling drained of vitality or enthusiasm: The long meeting left everyone de-energized.

exhausted

drained

Emptied of resources

sapped · worn-out · depleted · run-down · wrung-out · knackered · shattered · frazzled · debilitated · enervated

lethargic

sluggish

Slow and inactive

drowsy · heavy · leaden · groggy · foggy · slow · draggy · dopey · stuporous · somnolent

powered-down

unplugged

Disconnected from power

deactivated · inoperative · nonfunctional · dormant · standby · idle · halted · suspended · mothballed · quiescent

unmotivated

apathetic

Without feeling or concern

dispassionate · lackadaisical · aimless · disinterested · unambitious · flat · blasé · detached · passive · uncommitted

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electrical state

de-energizedenergized

Made lively and alert

live · hot · powered · active · charged

vitality/energy level

de-energizedenergized

Made lively and alert

invigorated · revitalized · energetic · animated · activated

Family

de-energize, energize, energized, energizing, energizer, energy, energies, energetic, energetically

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