Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Deficient in energy.
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- adjective   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anergy 
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Examples
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								Instead, they wait 'passively on the sidelines' in the 'anergic state,' depending upon a second signal from the brain to confirm the virus and authorize the white blood cells to attack. Jack Myers: Change Agents: Cancer or Cure? Jack Myers 2011 
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								But front-page coverage notwithstanding, the reaction in Washington was extraordinarily anergic. The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010 
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								But front-page coverage notwithstanding, the reaction in Washington was extraordinarily anergic. The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010 
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								But front-page coverage notwithstanding, the reaction in Washington was extraordinarily anergic. The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010 
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								The Knowledge Resources Manager will provide a valuable p53 gene for marketers and help break the industry out of its anergic state. 
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								In the advertising business, we are settled in the anergic state. 
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								In the media business, we are settled in the anergic state. Jack Myers: Flu Attacks Media Business: Now is the Time to Act 2009 
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								Instead, they wait "passively on the sidelines" in the "anergic state," depending upon a second signal from the brain to confirm the virus and authorize the white blood cells to attack. 
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								We must move from the anergic state to a state of action – defending and protecting the media industry from the virus that threatens it. Jack Myers: Flu Attacks Media Business: Now is the Time to Act 2009 
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								Instead, they wait passively on the sidelines in the "anergic state," waiting for a second signal from the brain to confirm the virus and authorize the white cells to attack. Jack Myers: Flu Attacks Media Business: Now is the Time to Act 2009 
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