exhaustion

[ ig-zaws-chuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of exhausting. exhausting.
2. the state of being exhausted.
3. extreme weakness or fatigue.

   Synonyms: weariness, lassitude

4. the total consumption of something:

   the exhaustion of your vacation benefits for the year.

exhaustion

/ ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən /

noun

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

Other Words From

• preex·haustion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhaustion¹

First recorded in 1640–50, exhaustion is from the New Latin word exhaustiōn- (stem of exhaustiō ). See exhaust, -ion