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tʃən noun
1.
the act or process of exhausting.
2.
the state of being exhausted.
3.
extreme weakness or fatigue.
4.
the total consumption of something: the exhaustion of your vacation benefits for the year.
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World English Dictionary
exhaustion (ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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American Heritage
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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Throughout the fall and winter, his health faltered mainly through exhaustion.
Some ancient sources claim he died from exhaustion at the age of thirty.
On one such flight, yeager did an emergency landing as a result of fuel exhaustion.
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