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exhaustion

exhaustion

78 3.6
Extreme physical or mental tiredness after hard work
  • noun
  • /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
translation icon : agotamiento
  • I was brought to the hospital where I was told I just had heat exhaustion.
  • emotional exhaustion
  • physical exhaustion
  • mental exhaustion

But what can help diminish that exhaustion is structure and organization.

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Examples

  • So most casualties were caused by malnutrition, exhaustion and disease.

  • And he collapsed from exhaustion, didn't he?

  • And then they treated me for exhaustion for three weeks after that film.

  • It's not just the exhaustion from running.

  • All right, the poor woman was probably suffering from nervous exhaustion.

  • But what can help diminish that exhaustion is structure and organization.

  • All of her senses were dulled by exhaustion, including her sense of taste.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Finally, he fell asleep from exhaustion and slept until dawn when he heard footsteps approaching.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • So when Selena was hospitalized last June for exhaustion, many feared the worst.

    Academic text (2011)
  • After working long hours every day, she finally realized her exhaustion was affecting her health.

Synonyms

weariness
vsexhaustion
20 3.1

A strong feeling of being very tired in body or mind

is a fuller extreme fatigue not just post work tiredness
burnout
vsexhaustion
19 4.1

A state of extreme tiredness from too much work or stress

is broader complete fatigue not limited to work stress
lethargy
vsexhaustion
12 6.3

A feeling of tiredness and low energy

is the more absolute complete fatigue rather than low activity
tiredness
vsexhaustion
10 1.0

A feeling of not having energy after physical or mental work

is the extreme complete fatigue rather than a short lack of energy
frazzle
vsexhaustion
  • Informal
1 7.4

A state of being very tired in body or mind

is the same strong state focused on complete fatigue
nervous exhaustion
vsexhaustion
  • Archaic
1 7.4

Extreme mental and physical tiredness after long stress or worry

is the general complete fatigue without emphasis on emotional collapse
mental fatigue
vsexhaustion
1 4.4

A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress

is the more intense, total fatigue rather than just mental tiredness
mental exhaustion
vsexhaustion
1 6.0

A very tired mind after long thinking or a lot of stress

is broader complete fatigue affecting body as well as mind
enervation
vsexhaustion
9.1

A feeling of great weakness and tiredness

is more about complete fatigue rather than a general weakness
overtiredness
vsexhaustion
4.9

Being very tired so you cannot sleep and feel restless or easily annoyed

is the deeper complete fatigue rather than temporary excess tiredness

Antonyms

16 4.6

Ability of a living thing to survive and grow

Compounds

heat exhaustion
  • Specialized
5 4.0

A condition when you feel dizzy, sick, and weak after being very hot and not drinking enough water

1 7.4

Extreme mental and physical tiredness after long stress or worry

A very tired mind after long thinking or a lot of stress

How Tired

exhaustion
78 3.6
tiredness
10 1.0
weariness
20 3.1

Surface Forms

exhaustion singular
exhaustions plural

Morphology

exhaustion = exhaust (transparent) = exhaust + ion

Derived directly from the verb 'exhaust' (to tire out); the noun denotes the resulting state and is transparently predictable.

Etymology

The word exhaustion comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and haust from haurire meaning 'to draw or drink up'. So when you are exhausted your energy has been 'drawn out' or drained, which is why it means extreme tiredness.