enervating

/ ˈɛnəˌveɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. tending to deprive of strength or vitality; physically or mentally weakening; debilitating

Example Sentences

It gives the musical a rousing finish, but cannot erase the enervating effect of much of what has come before.

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Yet when he spoke following the haphazard 2-1 Europa League defeat on Thursday, there was a enervating familiarity about how the Rangers head coach explained away the outcome.

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Suffice to say, if it’s 45,000 years ago, as stated in the somber, enervating, occasionally ridiculous horror film “Out of Darkness,” you’re mainly looking for a warm cave to avoid cannibals.

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To be sure, not every episode has been equally good — one or two I would describe as not good — and some story arcs I found more rewarding, or more enervating, than others.

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Rachel — despite her challenges with Celeste, her old lover David, her ailing ex-husband and her enervating work life — also discovers good things about her new life as her body changes.

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