English Explanatory Dictionary

exinanition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An emptying; an evacuation; an enfeebling; exhaustion; humiliation.
  2. privation; loss; destitution

Pronunciation

/ˌɛɡzɪnəˈnɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-exinanition.wav

Word forms

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Etymology

From Latin exinānitiō, from exināniō, from ex- (“out”) and ināniō (“to empty”).

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