Antonyms for invigoration


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : in-vig-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɪg əˌreɪt


Definition of invigoration

Origin :
  • 1660s, noun of action from invigorate.
  • As in energizing : adj activating
  • As in renaissance : noun rebirth
  • As in revival : noun rebirth, reawakening
  • As in stimulation : noun provocation
  • As in reactivation : noun revival
  • As in renascence : noun revival
  • As in resuscitation : noun revival
  • As in revitalization : noun revival
  • As in revivification : noun revival
  • As in encouragement : noun help, support
  • As in exhilaration : noun great happiness, excitement
Example sentences :
  • This was varied by frequent baths, for cleanliness, not for invigoration.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
  • It was a delight to breathe the warm salt air and feel its invigoration.
  • Extract from : « A Trip to the Orient » by Robert Urie Jacob
  • In other words, it demands the invigoration of the light and wholesome side of man.
  • Extract from : « The History of Antiquity » by Max Duncker
  • Information is good, but invigoration is a thousand times better.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 » by Various
  • In Geneva, Melville, like Knox, received much of his invigoration for the work that awaited him on his return to his native land.
  • Extract from : « Andrew Melville » by William Morison
  • By vibration I mean an invigoration of forces, of which the rider ought always to be the agent.
  • Extract from : « New Method of Horsemanship » by F. Baucher
  • These all having the same origin, require the same remedy, viz.: purification and invigoration of the blood.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol IV, Issue VI, December 1863 » by Various
  • As a result, China was able to build national armies in direct ratio with the invigoration of her national economic system.
  • Extract from : « Government in Republican China » by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
  • Breathing this air of the young sun's kiss of earth, his invigoration repelled the seductions of the burnt Oriental gums.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith
  • To Robertson's counsels must be ascribed much of the invigoration which now began to mark the policy of the Company.
  • Extract from : « The Great Company » by Beckles Willson

Synonyms for invigoration

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