exhaustion
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·haus·tion
noun \ig-ˈzȯs-chən\Definition of EXHAUSTION
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
See Examples of EXHAUSTION
- He worked to the point of complete exhaustion.
- the exhaustion of our natural resources
First Known Use of EXHAUSTION
1615
Related to EXHAUSTION
- Antonyms
- refreshment, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, revitalization
ex·haus·tion
noun \ig-ˈzȯs-chən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EXHAUSTION
1
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted <suffered from physical and mental exhaustion>—see heat exhaustion
2
: neurosis following overstrain or overexertion especially in military combat
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