Definition of exhaustion
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
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Examples of exhaustion in a Sentence
He worked to the point of complete exhaustion.
the exhaustion of our natural resources
Recent Examples of exhaustion from the Web
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The report highlighted that people who slept with their dogs woke up more frequently, which can lead to feelings of exhaustion.
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At the time, Kanye’s camp blamed the week-long hospitalization on exhaustion.
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Here's how to spend a weekend at the Williamsburg Hotel without having to hail a cab, rent a Citi Bike or faint from exhaustion, because all of these amazing spots are within walking distance.
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With her pain, seizures and exhaustion steadily increasing, Maynard is comfortable with her choice.
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The panel, which has been sequestered at a suburban Philadelphia hotel for two weeks, resisted requests to go begin deliberating immediately after Tuesday's marathon closing arguments, which ran upwards of five hours, citing exhaustion.
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After the deal was struck, Paul returned to his central London hotel room with overcome with relief, if not exhaustion.
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The intervening years nearly crushed the family under the weight of grief, exhaustion and financial strife, but their story is one of resilience, love and compassion.
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As liquid builds up inside the louse, its internal organs start to shut down from the exhaustion of trying to pump out the water.
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First Known Use of exhaustion
1615
exhaustion Synonyms
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
bounce, dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, liveliness, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip;
might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, strength;
briskness, jauntiness, spiritedness, sprightliness, vivaciousness, vivacity;
Related Words
debilitation, debility, disablement, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, infirmity, weakness;
languor, lethargy, listlessness;
EXHAUSTION Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of exhaustion for English Language Learners
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: the state of being extremely tired : the state of being exhausted
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: the act of using all of something : the act of exhausting something
EXHAUSTION Defined for Kids
Definition of exhaustion for Students
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: the condition of being very tired
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: the act of using up completely
- exhaustion of a water supply
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of exhaustion
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: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
- suffered from physical and mental exhaustion
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: neurosis following overstrain or overexertion especially in military combat
Law Dictionary
exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
legal Definition of exhaustion
: the act or process of exhausting
- even after the exhaustion of direct appellate review
- —W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
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