enervating, invigorating

enervating, invigorating
Possibly because enervate looks and sounds something like energy, some writers and speakers confuse the meanings of enervating and invigorating, which are almost antonyms. Enervating means "weakening, devitalizing, sapping the strength of (a humid, enervating climate); invigorating means "animating, giving energy or vigor" (a brisk, invigorating climate).

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  • invigorating — See enervating. See enervating, invigorating …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • enervating — See enervating, invigorating …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • invigorating  — [adj] stimulating aesthetic, bracing, brisk, charged, energizing, exhilarating, exhilarative, fascinating, fresh, healthful, high*, hyper*, interesting, lively, quickening, refreshing, rejuvenating, rejuvenative, restorative, salubrious, tonic,… …   New thesaurus

  • debilitating vs invigorating — debilitative debilitative adj. causing weakness. [Narrower terms: {debilitating (vs. invigorating)}] Syn: enervating, enfeebling, weakening. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • debilitative — adj. causing weakness. [Narrower terms: {debilitating (vs. invigorating)}] Syn: enervating, enfeebling, weakening. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • debilitating — adjective impairing the strength and vitality (Freq. 2) • Ant: ↑invigorating • Similar to: ↑debilitative, ↑enervating, ↑enfeebling, ↑weakening, ↑draining, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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