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exhaustion
[ ig-zaws-chuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of exhausting. exhausting.
- the state of being exhausted.
- extreme weakness or fatigue.
Synonyms: ,
- the total consumption of something:
the exhaustion of your vacation benefits for the year.
exhaustion
/ ɪɡˈ³úɔ˲õ³Ùʃə²Ô /
noun
- extreme tiredness; fatigue
- the condition of being used up; consumption
exhaustion of the earth's resources
- the act of exhausting or the state of being exhausted
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è°ù±ðe³æ·³ó²¹³Ü²õt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of exhaustion1
Example Sentences
Smoking a string of cigarettes or blankly watching whatever’s on television, her face a canvas of exhaustion and depression, Janice is struggling to pick up the pieces.
After the fight, Foreman said he had a "near-death experience" in the dressing as he struggled with exhaustion and heatstroke.
In his dressing room after the fight, suffering from exhaustion and heatstroke, Foreman collapsed and thought he had died.
As these expectations of what is normal are repeatedly shattered, a type of collective exhaustion and state of learned helplessness sets in.
Or should I say my exhaustion with a kind of TV realism that seems to believe the purpose of art is to offer a slice not so much of life but of idiosyncratic behavior.
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