inexertion

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noun

Lack of exertion or effort; indolence; laziness.

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Meanings

nouninexertion (usually uncountable, plural inexertions)

plural inexertions

  1. uncountableusuallyLack of exertion or effort; indolence; laziness.

    And that exertion/inexertion combo is stressing me right out of my life. Exertion makes me tired. Inexertion makes me useless. No time and no energy to love.

    2019, Jennifer Coffman, Celebrating Brokenness, page 95

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
easeindolence

Origin

From in- + exertion.

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Cite this entry
APA

inexertion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexertion

MLA

“inexertion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexertion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inexertion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexertion.

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