Meanings
nounexhaustion (usually uncountable, plural exhaustions)
plural exhaustions
- uncountableusuallySupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
I ran in the marathon to exhaustion, then I collapsed and had to be carried away.
1 more example
As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLCSynonyms: fatigue, tiredness, exhaustedness, frazzle, wornness, weariness
- dateduncountableusuallychemistryThe removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
- dateduncountableusuallynatural sciencesThe removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
- uncountableusuallymathematicsAn exhaustive procedure
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-ye-ti
- Proto-Italic*auziō
- Latinhauriō
- Latinexhauriō
- Medieval Latinexhaustiō
- Englishexhaustion
Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion.
More words from Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐξάντλησις, ἀκηδία
- ἐξάντλησις (exántlēsis)point of complete depletion
- ἀκηδία (akēdía)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- ἐξάντλησις (exántlēsis)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Bulgarian изче́рпване, изтоще́ние
- изче́рпване (izčérpvane)point of complete depletion
- изтоще́ние (iztošténie)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Catalan esgotament, exhauriment
- esgotamentpoint of complete depletion
- exhaurimentpoint of complete depletion
Chinese Mandarin 耗盡 /耗尽, 用光
- 耗盡 /耗尽 (hàojìn)point of complete depletion
- 用光 (yòngguāng)point of complete depletion
- 枯竭 (kūjié)point of complete depletion
- 精疲力竭 (jīngpílìjié)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- 精疲力盡 /精疲力尽 (jīngpílìjìn)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- 累死 (lèisǐ)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Czech vyčerpání, vyčerpání
- vyčerpánípoint of complete depletion
- vyčerpánísupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Dutch uitputting, uitputting
- uitputtingpoint of complete depletion
- uitputtingsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- oververmoeidheidsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Esperanto lacego
- lacegosupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Estonian väsimus, väss
- väsimussupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- vässsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Finnish ehtyminen, loppuminen
- ehtyminenpoint of complete depletion
- loppuminenpoint of complete depletion
- nääntymyssupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- uupumussupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- väsymyssupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
French épuisement, harassement
- épuisementpoint of complete depletion
- harassementsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- épuisementsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
German Erschöpfung, Erschöpfung
- Erschöpfungpoint of complete depletion
- Erschöpfungsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- Ermattungsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Greek εξάντληση, εξάντληση
- εξάντληση (exántlisi)point of complete depletion
- εξάντληση (exántlisi)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Hindi थकान, थकान
- थकान (thakān)point of complete depletion
- थकान (thakān)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Latin dēfatīgātiō
- dēfatīgātiōsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Māori kurutai, titina
- kurutaisupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- titinasupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Polish wycieńczenie, wyczerpanie
- wycieńczeniesupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- wyczerpaniesupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Portuguese exaustão, esgotamento
- exaustãopoint of complete depletion
- esgotamentopoint of complete depletion
- exaustãosupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Romanian epuizare, epuizare
- epuizarepoint of complete depletion
- epuizaresupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- extenuaresupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Russian истоще́ние, вы́работка
- истоще́ние (istoščénije)point of complete depletion
- вы́работка (výrabotka)point of complete depletion
- исче́рпание (isčérpanije)point of complete depletion
- опустоше́ние (opustošénije)point of complete depletion
- истоще́ние (istoščénije)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- изнеможе́ние (iznemožénije)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- изнуре́ние (iznurénije)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Spanish agotamiento, cansancio
- agotamientopoint of complete depletion
- cansanciosupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Tagalog sobrang pagod, sobrang pagod
- sobrang pagodpoint of complete depletion
- sobrang pagodsupreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
Ukrainian ви́снаження, ви́черпання
- ви́снаження (výsnažennja)point of complete depletion
- ви́черпання (výčerpannja)point of complete depletion
- ви́снаження (výsnažennja)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- знемо́га (znemóha)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
- знеси́лля (znesýllja)supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy
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APA
exhaustion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaustion
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“exhaustion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaustion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhaustion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaustion.
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