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   exhaustion

   /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a state of extreme physical or mental tiredness: "he was pale with exhaustion" Similar extreme tirednessovertirednessfatiguewearinesslack of energyenervationdebilitationdebilityfaintnessprostrationenfeeblementlassitudejet laginanitionastheniaOpposite vigour
   • 2. the action of using something up or the state of being used up: "the rapid exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves" Similar consumptiondepletionusing upexpendituredrainingemptyingsappingOpposite replenishment
   • 3. the process of establishing a conclusion by eliminating all the alternatives.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin exhaustio(n-), from Latin exhaurire ‘drain out’ (see exhaust).

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