exhaustion

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/ See IPA manual

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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.

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Synonyms

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

Word family

Derived forms overexhaustionsexhaustion

Related forms exhaust exhaustedness

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Phrases (1)

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heat exhaustion
illness involving weakness, dizziness, or nausea after losing fluids and salts in heat

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion.

exhaustiō la-med

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