exhaustion
noun
[ ɪɡˈzɔːstʃ(ə)n ]
• a state of extreme physical or mental tiredness.
• "he was pale with exhaustion"
Similar:
extreme tiredness,
overtiredness,
fatigue,
weariness,
lack of energy,
enervation,
debilitation,
debility,
faintness,
prostration,
enfeeblement,
lassitude,
jet lag,
inanition,
asthenia,
• the action of using something up or the state of being used up.
• "the rapid exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves"
• the process of establishing a conclusion by eliminating all the alternatives.
Origin:
early 17th century: from late Latin exhaustio(n- ), from Latin exhaurire ‘drain out’ (see exhaust).
