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[ig-zaws-chuhn]

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noun

the act or process of exhausting.

the state of being exhausted.

extreme weakness or fatigue.

the total consumption of something: the exhaustion of your vacation benefits for the year.

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Origin:
1640–50; < Neo-Latin exhaustiōn- (stem of exhaustiō). See exhaust, -ion

Related forms

pre·ex·haus·tion, noun

Synonyms
3. weariness, lassitude.

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Know the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke, and be ready to quit working if they arise.

My son's rash is healed up too, but he is suffering more now than last week with the itching and exhaustion.

And this trend is due, he says, to the exhaustion of the supply of low-hanging economic fruit.

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Know the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke, and be ready to quit working if they arise.

My son's rash is healed up too, but he is suffering more now than last week with the itching and exhaustion.

And this trend is due, he says, to the exhaustion of the supply of low-hanging economic fruit.

Once found, he wrestles them into exhaustion with his bare hands.

They had trained to exhaustion every day for years to prepare their bodies for this one race.

Battling injuries, exhaustion and strong currents, he saw no patrols.

Through genetic engineering, scientists have bred a mouse capable of running twice as far as other mice before exhaustion.

Exhaustion only at being subjected to the demands of so many contending egos.

The year after the dissertation defense tends to be one of both joy and exhaustion.

In every case, it said finite reserves of these minerals were approaching exhaustion and prices would rise steeply.

Cutters die of exhaustion every year, say leaders of their union.

And it will change everything: the exhaustion of the natural resources that are needed to keep industrial civilization running.

Maine was a driven survivor who would plow his fields at night and work himself and his family beyond exhaustion.

Thirty percent longer time until exhaustion when wearing them during exercise.

The story of the exhaustion of provisions, of the shooting of the maniac.

Considering their current state of exhaustion and frustration, searching again so soon is not an exciting prospect.

All parents soon realise how much of child-rearing is improvisation, tempered by exhaustion.

He says extra light in the evening only puts people further behind, increasing exhaustion and susceptibility to illness.

Mainly, this because of exhaustion of nutrients and aging of the plants.

He easily clears a five foot fence, will trot for miles and swims a mile without hesitation or exhaustion.

Symptoms include painful swelling under the arms and around the groin, chills, exhaustion and fever.

People have a more or less constant sense of exhaustion or prostration, getting tired at.

But at some point, exhaustion set in and interest ran out:.

But the third reason for decline is simple exhaustion.

Both sides of the trail are littered with rusting remains of equipment the miners jettisoned out of exhaustion.

We know that nearly anyone is or can be dyslexic with enough exhaustion or lack of rest.

Then they would have to find a way to enter a boat or piece of wreckage on which to grab to avoid exhaustion and hypothermia.

He developed his new model by looking back at historical examples of fossil fuel exhaustion.

One feature of the unemployment insurance program is that it specifies an exhaustion date:.

Any viruses that affect blood would cause exhaustion and weakness, though.

Exhaustion with the normal process of party politics explains why technocrats are being brought in.

Besides, this article is about heart disease, not exhaustion and its affect on judgment.

There's an interesting mechanic to represent the exhaustion of resources on the east coast.

His death was due to exhaustion after an attack of gout, from which trouble he had suffered for thirty years.

It will get better, though you may need a couple of weeks recovery time to let the exhaustion fog clear.

Looking over current attempts by businesses to drum up consumer enthusiasm for new product lines, one senses a certain exhaustion.

Eventually exhaustion will kick in and you lose the inmate.

Nearby is a rumpled mattress where he sleeps when felled by exhaustion.

Overexposure to the sun can result in severe sunburn, heat exhaustion or heatstroke.

Barring medical conditions, even being forced to sleep by exhaustion is a bit rude.

But all this bombast, which may raise an honest goose bump or two, cannot dispel the overall atmosphere of exhaustion.

Do whatever you can to minimize exhaustion and under-nourishment.

At the same time, the leaked calcium stimulates an enzyme that eats into muscle fibers, contributing to the muscle exhaustion.

And there is also the exhaustion factor when you're a new mom or a new dad.

Fixx complained of exhaustion and tightness in his throat while running, symptoms of heart trouble.

Piven was hospitalized when his exhaustion worsened.

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World English Dictionary

exhaustion (ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən)

—n
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

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Word Origin & History

exhaustion

"fatigue," 1640s, from exhaust in sense of "drawing off" of strength.

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Medical Dictionary

exhaustion ex·haus·tion (ĭg-zôs'chən)
n.

The inability to respond to stimuli; extreme fatigue.
The act or an instance of using up a supply of something.
The extraction of the active constituents of a drug by treating with water, alcohol, or another solvent.

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