exhaustedness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪdnəs/ UK /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪdnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being completely worn out or drained of energy

A wave of exhaustedness washed over her after the double shift.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being... exhaustion fatigue tiredness weariness lassitudeenervationprostration

Opposites

vigor energy freshness vitality

Word family

Related forms exhausted exhaust exhaustion

Etymology

From exhausted + -ness, from exhaust, from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire ('to draw out, empty'), from ex- ('out') + haurire ('to draw, drain').

exhaurire Latin haurire Latin

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# exhaustedness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɔstɪdnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪdnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being completely worn out or drained of energy

## Examples
- A wave of exhaustedness washed over her after the double shift.

## Synonyms
- exhaustion
- fatigue
- tiredness
- weariness
- lassitude
- enervation
- prostration

## Antonyms
- vigor
- energy
- freshness
- vitality

## Related Forms
- exhausted
- exhaust
- exhaustion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exhaurire
- Root: haurire

## Etymology
From exhausted + -ness, from exhaust, from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire ('to draw out, empty'), from ex- ('out') + haurire ('to draw, drain').

## AI Etymology
Exhaustedness is from exhausted + -ness, from exhaust, from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire ('to draw out, empty'), from ex- ('out') + haurire ('to draw, drain'). Important recorded forms include exhaurire (Latin) and haurire (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state of being completely worn out or drained of energy. The wider family includes related words such as exhausted, exhaust, and exhaustion.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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