exhaustion

CEFRC1

/ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A state of being extremely tired.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

Examples

  • A sailor saw his fellow sailor sink from exhaustion.

  • Mr. Sato collapsed from exhaustion.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.

  2. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

  3. An exhaustive procedure

More examples

In context

  • I ran in the marathon to exhaustion, then I collapsed and had to be carried away.

  • We worked the mine to exhaustion, there's nothing left to extract.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion.