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exhaustion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auziō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin exhaustiōbor. English exhaustion Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
   • We worked the mine to exhaustion, there's nothing left to extract.
2. (uncountable, usually) Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
   • As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • I ran in the marathon to exhaustion, then I collapsed and had to be carried away.
3. (dated, uncountable, usually) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
4. (dated, uncountable, usually) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
5. (uncountable, usually) An exhaustive procedure

Forms

Deriveds

overexhaustion · heat exhaustion · proof by exhaustion · operational exhaustion · sexhaustion

Relateds

exhaust · exhaustedness

Synonyms

fatigue · weariness · exhaustion · wornness · tiredness · frazzle · exhaustedness

Translations (84)

ka გამოლევა (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · fi uupumus (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · et väss (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · cmn 用光 (point of complete depletion) · ka დასუსტება (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ru опустоше́ние (point of complete depletion) · es cansancio (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · mi titina (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ka ამოცლა (point of complete depletion) · et väsimus (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · grc ἐξάντλησις (point of complete depletion) · ro epuizare (point of complete depletion) · cmn 枯竭 (point of complete depletion) · ka გადაღლილობა (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · grc ἐξάντλησις (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · fi loppuminen (point of complete depletion) · ka გამოფიტვა (point of complete depletion) · uk ви́снаження (point of complete depletion) · ca esgotament (point of complete depletion) · mi kurutai (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ka დაუძლურება (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ru изнуре́ние (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · el εξάντληση (point of complete depletion) · ru изнеможе́ние (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ka გამოფიტვა (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ro extenuare (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · pt exaustão (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · nl uitputting (point of complete depletion) · ro epuizare (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · tl sobrang pagod (point of complete depletion) · eo lacego (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ru вы́работка (point of complete depletion) · nl uitputting (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · be знясі́ленне (point of complete depletion) · ka გამოლევა (point of complete depletion) · fr épuisement (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · uk ви́черпання (point of complete depletion) · be знямо́га (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · fi nääntymys (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · cmn 精疲力竭 (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · uk знемо́га (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ca exhauriment (point of complete depletion) · ka დაქანცულობა (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · fi väsymys (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · pl wycieńczenie (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ota كلال (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · de Erschöpfung (point of complete depletion) · io exhausteso (point of complete depletion) · cs vyčerpání (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · cmn 耗盡 /耗尽 (point of complete depletion) · nl oververmoeidheid (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · de Erschöpfung (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · cs vyčerpání (point of complete depletion) · bg изтоще́ние (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · pl wyczerpanie (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · grc ἀκηδία (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · hi थकान (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ota یورغونلق (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · la dēfatīgātiō (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · cmn 累死 (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · de Ermattung (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · el εξάντληση (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · uk ви́снаження (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · fi ehtyminen (point of complete depletion) · pt esgotamento (point of complete depletion) · es agotamiento (point of complete depletion) · tl sobrang pagod (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ru истоще́ние (point of complete depletion) · cmn 精疲力盡 /精疲力尽 (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · fr épuisement (point of complete depletion) · ru истоще́ние (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · be знясі́ленне (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ka გამოცლა (point of complete depletion) · fr harassement (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · uk знеси́лля (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · ka დახარჯვა (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · hi थकान (point of complete depletion) · pt exaustão (point of complete depletion) · ru исче́рпание (point of complete depletion) · ka გადაქანცულობა (supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy) · bg изче́рпване (point of complete depletion) · be спусташэ́нне (point of complete depletion) · ka ამოხაპვა (point of complete depletion) · ka ამოწურვა (point of complete depletion)