exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən 
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
Examples of exhaustion in a Sentence
He worked to the point of complete exhaustion.
the exhaustion of our natural resources
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Overtraining can lead to mental exhaustion and burnout.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The specific exhaustion of being a mother By Olga Khazan
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Another seems to half-pass out, either from exhaustion or shock, while tending to a wounded comrade.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
During his two-minute tribute, Dr. Robby — who’s suffering from acute existential exhaustion on top of the day’s extra-fine grind — falls back on a handful of cliches.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The specific exhaustion of being a mother By Olga Khazan
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0:009:47
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
Another seems to half-pass out, either from exhaustion or shock, while tending to a wounded comrade.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
During his two-minute tribute, Dr. Robby — who’s suffering from acute existential exhaustion on top of the day’s extra-fine grind — falls back on a handful of cliches.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Exhaustion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaustion. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən
1
: the act of exhausting
2
: the state of being exhausted
Medical Definition
exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən
1
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
suffered from physical and mental exhaustion
see heat exhaustion
2
: neurosis following overstrain or overexertion especially in military combat
Legal Definition
exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
: the act or process of exhausting
even after the exhaustion of direct appellate review—W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
specifically
: exhaustion of remedies
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