overexhaustion

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noun

Excessive exhaustion.

OriginEnglish exhaustion ← Medieval Latin exhaustiō ← Latin exhauriō →
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Meanings

nounoverexhaustion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive exhaustion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  9. Proto-Italic*eks
  10. Latinex
  11. Latinex-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-ye-ti
  14. Proto-Italic*auziō
  15. Latinhauriō
  16. Latinexhauriō
  17. Medieval Latinexhaustiō
  18. Englishexhaustion
  19. Englishoverexhaustion

From over- + exhaustion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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