exinanition means an emptying; an evacuation; an enfeebling; exhaustion; humiliation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
exinanition is pronounced /ˌɛɡzɪnəˈnɪʃən/.
Why “exinanition” is a great word
EXINANITION — [Noun] The act of emptying, evacuating, or enfeebling; a state of exhaustion, privation, or humiliation. From Latin exinānitiō, from exināniō, a compound of ex- ("out") and ināniō ("to empty"). Unlike kenosis, which denotes a specific theological self-emptying of divine attributes, or destitution, which implies a severe lack of material resources, exinanition is the broad, secular hollowing—of spirit, of strength, of standing. It is the dust settling in an abandoned house, the leaden fatigue that follows protracted grief, and the peculiar lightness of a ledger where every debt has been called due. It names the quiet arrival at zero, where absence itself becomes the defining presence.
noun
- An emptying; an evacuation; an enfeebling; exhaustion; humiliation.“Fastings to the exinanition of spirits”
- privation; loss; destitution