Definition of EXHAUSTION

exhaustion

Meanings

Plural: exhaustions

Noun

  • extreme fatigue
  • serious weakening and loss of energy
  • the act of exhausting something entirely
  • The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  • Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
  • The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
  • The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
  • An exhaustive procedure

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiĊ, from exhauriĊ. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion.

Scrabble Score: 20

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Words With Friends Score: 21

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