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exhaustion

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/

The English word “exhaustion” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  2. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
  3. The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
  4. The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
  5. An exhaustive procedure

Etymology

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

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