devitalizing
Removing life force
Devitalizing means draining vitality or life force from something.
A devitalizing illness leaves you weakened and exhausted.
Devitalizing work conditions sap energy and enthusiasm.
The word suggests a gradual depletion rather than sudden destruction—something that wears down rather than destroys outright.
To make weak
- enervateTo drain of strength
- enfeebleMake feeble or frail
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- impairTo diminish or damage
cripple · attenuate · diminish · erode · wither · atrophy · disable · incapacitate
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- drainChannel for wastewater
- enervateTo drain of strength
- debilitateTo make weak
- wearinessState of being drained
languor · enfeeble · deplete · burnout · tire · lethargy · prostration · collapse
debilitate
To make weak
impair · cripple · attenuate · diminish · erode · wither · atrophy · disable · incapacitate · compromise
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- drainChannel for wastewater
- enervateTo drain of strength
- debilitateTo make weak
weariness · languor · enfeeble · deplete · burnout · tire · lethargy · prostration · collapse · frazzle
demoralize
Destroy confidence or resolve
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- disheartenCause to lose hope
- deflateRelease air from
dampen · crush · depress · sadden · dismay · bleak · dreary · grim · hopeless · dismal
drain
Channel for wastewater
- depleteGreatly reduce supply
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
- impoverishMake destitute
empty · exhaust · consume · use up · leach · bleed · milk · strip · rob · starve
devitalizingvitalizing
Making lively or energetic
invigorating · energizing · revitalizing · enlivening · animating
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