exertion

[ ig-zur-shuhn ]

/ ɪgˈzɜr ʃən /

vigorous action or effort: physical and mental exertion.

an effort: a great exertion to help others.

exercise, as of power or faculties.

an instance of this.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1660–70; exert + -ion

SYNONYMS FOR exertion

Related formsnon·ex·er·tion, nounself-ex·er·tion, nounsu·per·ex·er·tion, noun

Such an exertion can range from bringing Muslims closer to the faith to fostering social cohesion.
How U.S. Strikes on Syria Help al Qaeda|Barak Barfi|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He had scarcely arrived when he made every exertion to urge it to adopt measures of severity.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Her mind was so much weakened that she still fancied present exertion impossible, and therefore it only dispirited her more.
Sense and Sensibility|Jane Austen
In proportion as the exertion began to tell upon the men, so the excitement steadily rose among the people looking at them.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins

They were too much exhausted with exertion and excitement to undertake any new risk just yet.
The Young Trailers|Joseph A. Altsheler
Indeed, the labor required by the condenser had increased to such a degree that I had scarcely any respite from exertion.
The Literary World Seventh Reader|Various