exertion C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɪɡˈzɜrʃən/ UK /ɪɡˈzɜːʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun physical or mental effort The climb demanded great exertion in the thin mountain air. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · physical or mental effort effortlaborworkstraintoilendeavorapplication ↔ Opposites restrelaxationeaseidleness Word family Related forms exertexertive Etymology AI details From exert + -ion, from Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere ('to thrust out, put forth'), from ex- ('out') + serere ('to join, bind, put in a row'). exserere Latin serere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # exertion **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɜrʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɜːʃən/ ## Meanings 1. physical or mental effort ## Examples - The climb demanded great exertion in the thin mountain air. ## Synonyms - effort - labor - work - strain - toil - endeavor - application ## Antonyms - rest - relaxation - ease - idleness ## Related Forms - exert - exertive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: exserere - Root: serere ## Etymology From exert + -ion, from Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere ('to thrust out, put forth'), from ex- ('out') + serere ('to join, bind, put in a row'). ## AI Etymology Exertion comes from exert + -ion, from Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere ('to thrust out, put forth'), from ex- ('out') + serere ('to join, bind, put in a row'). The etymological trail includes Latin exserere and Latin serere. As a noun, exertion names physical or mental effort. The same family is visible in related forms such as exert and exertive. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown