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exhaustion
[ ig-zaws-chuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of exhausting. exhausting.
- the state of being exhausted.
- extreme weakness or fatigue.
Synonyms: ,
- the total consumption of something:
the exhaustion of your vacation benefits for the year.
exhaustion
/ ɪɡˈɔːʃə /
noun
- extreme tiredness; fatigue
- the condition of being used up; consumption
exhaustion of the earth's resources
- the act of exhausting or the state of being exhausted
Other Word Forms
- e·ܲtDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of exhaustion1
Example Sentences
She pushed herself to the brink of total exhaustion.
More than half the men who had originally reached the lifeboat either died from exhaustion or cold, he wrote.
"You've done three flights but you see him and exhaustion just goes away."
At the beginning of every take, for a period of about two weeks or so, I had to be covered in some degree of blood, sweat, exhaustion.
The watchdog said exhaustion was also a risk to staff themselves with some complaining of nodding off at the wheel on the way home and reports of staff dying in road accidents after work.
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