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Inanition

The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result.

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Exhaustion 76% connected

The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.

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Weakness 76% connected

The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.

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Lassitude 92% connected

A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; deb…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lethargy 92% connected

Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.

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Slackness 92% connected

The quality or state of being slack.

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