exhaustion

[ ig-zaws-chuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of exhausting.

  2. the state of being exhausted.

  1. extreme weakness or fatigue.

  2. the total consumption of something: the exhaustion of your vacation benefits for the year.

Origin of exhaustion

1
First recorded in 1640–50, exhaustion is from the New Latin word exhaustiōn- (stem of exhaustiō). See exhaust, -ion

Other words for exhaustion

Other words from exhaustion

  • pre·ex·haus·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for exhaustion

exhaustion

/ (ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən) /


noun
  1. extreme tiredness; fatigue

  2. the condition of being used up; consumption: exhaustion of the earth's resources

  1. the act of exhausting or the state of being exhausted

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