exhaustion B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #14520 Meanings 1 noun The state of being extremely tired. He collapsed from exhaustion after the race. 2 noun The state of being completely used up. The exhaustion of natural resources is a serious problem. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being... fatiguetirednessweariness Word family Derived forms overexhaustionsexhaustion Related forms exhaustexhaustedness Common collocations heat exhaustion Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion. exhaustiō la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exhaustion **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 14520 ## Meanings 1. The state of being extremely tired. 2. The state of being completely used up. ## Examples - He collapsed from exhaustion after the race. - The exhaustion of natural resources is a serious problem. ## Derived Forms - overexhaustion - sexhaustion ## Related Forms - exhaust - exhaustedness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: exhaustiō ## Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion. ## AI Etymology Exhaustion is borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion. In current use, the main senses are “The state of being extremely tired” and “The state of being completely used up”. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown