asthenia

noun

as·​the·​nia as-ˈthē-nē-ə 

: lack or loss of strength : debility

Synonyms

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

Examples of asthenia in a Sentence

headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek asthéneia "weakness, debility," from asthene-, stem of asthenḗs "weak, feeble" (from a- a- entry 2 + -sthenēs,) adjective derivative of sthénos "strength, power" (of obscure origin) + -ia -ia entry 1

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

asthenia

noun

as·​the·​nia as-ˈthē-nē-ə 

: lack or loss of strength : debility