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Exhaustion

//ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up. uncountable, usually

    "We worked the mine to exhaustion, there's nothing left to extract."

  2. 2
    the act of exhausting something entirely wordnet
  3. 3
    Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy. uncountable, usually

    "I ran in the marathon to exhaustion, then I collapsed and had to be carried away."

  4. 4
    serious weakening and loss of energy wordnet
  5. 5
    The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material. dated, uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    extreme fatigue wordnet
  2. 7
    The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum). dated, uncountable, usually
  3. 8
    An exhaustive procedure uncountable, usually

Etymology

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

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