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exhaustion
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ex·haus·tion  (g-zôschn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of exhausting.
2. The state of being exhausted; extreme fatigue: The runner collapsed from exhaustion.

exhaustion [ɪgˈzɔːstʃən]
n
1. extreme tiredness; fatigue
2. the condition of being used up; consumption exhaustion of the earth's resources
3. the act of exhausting or the state of being exhausted
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.exhaustion - extreme fatigueexhaustion - extreme fatigue                      
inanition - exhaustion resulting from lack of food
fatigue, tiredness, weariness - temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
frazzle - a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"
brain-fag, mental exhaustion - exhaustion that affects mental keenness
2.exhaustion - serious weakening and loss of energyexhaustion - serious weakening and loss of energy
weakening - becoming weaker
3.exhaustion - the act of exhausting something entirelyexhaustion - the act of exhausting something entirely
depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly

exhaustion
noun
1. tiredness, fatigue, weariness, lassitude, feebleness, prostration, debilitation, enervation He is suffering from nervous exhaustion.
2. depletion, emptying, consumption, using up the exhaustion of the country's resources
Translations
exhaustion [ɪgˈzɔːstʃən] N (= fatigue) → agotamiento m; (= nervous exhaustion) → postración f nerviosa
exhaustion [ɪgˈzɔːstʃən] népuisement m
to be suffering from exhaustion → être en état d'épuisement
exhaustion
nErschöpfung f
exhaustion [ɪgˈzɔːstʃn] nesaurimento
nervous exhaustion → sovraffaticamento mentale, surmenage m


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