exhaustion
noun /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
/ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
[uncountable]- the state of being very tired
- suffering from physical/mental/nervous exhaustion
- Her face was grey with exhaustion.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- He fell silent, with his head bowed in exhaustion.
- He was hollow-eyed and seemed very close to exhaustion.
- Never had she felt such utter exhaustion.
- She was taken to hospital suffering from exhaustion.
- Suddenly a wave of exhaustion hit him.
- The rowers were nearing exhaustion.
- They have been pushed to the brink of exhaustion.
- Two of the horses collapsed with exhaustion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- pure
- sheer
- …
- suffer from
- feel
- be close to
- …
- in exhaustion
- with exhaustion
- at the point of exhaustion
- to the point of exhaustion
- a state of exhaustion
- …
- (formal) the act of using something until it is completely finished
- the exhaustion of natural resources
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin exhaustio(n-), from Latin exhaurire ‘drain out’, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’.