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• exhaustion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ extreme ▪ emotional, mental, nervous …   Collocations dictionary

• exhaustion — ex|haus|tion [ıgˈzo:stʃən US ˈzo:s ] n [U] 1.) extreme tiredness with exhaustion ▪ He collapsed with exhaustion. ▪ Sheer exhaustion forced him to give up. ▪ Many runners were suffering from heat exhaustion (=when you become tired and ill because… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exhaustion — 1. Extreme fatigue; inability to respond to stimuli. 2. Removal of contents; using up of a supply of anything. 3. Extraction of the active constituents of a drug by treating with water, alcohol, or other solvent. [L. ex haurio, pp. haustus, to… …   Medical dictionary

• extreme — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ opposite, polar ▪ Their views are at opposite extremes from each other. ▪ logical ▪ new ▪ Sh …   Collocations dictionary

• exhaustion — /ig zaws cheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of exhausting. 2. the state of being exhausted. 3. extreme weakness or fatigue. 4. the total consumption of something: the exhaustion of your vacation benefits for the year. [1640 50; < NL exhaustion (s …   Universalium

• exhaustion — noun (U) 1 extreme tiredness: nervous exhaustion (=a medical condition in which you feel very sad or anxious because you have been working too hard or have been very worried) 2 the act of using all the available substances, materials etc so that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• exhaustion — noun 1) sheer exhaustion forced Mona to give up Syn: extreme tiredness, overtiredness, fatigue, weariness, burnout 2) the exhaustion of fuel reserves Syn: consumption, depletion, using up, expenditure; draining, emp …   Thesaurus of popular words

• exhaustion — ex•haus•tion [[t]ɪgˈzɔs tʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of exhausting 2) the state of being exhausted 3) extreme weakness or fatigue 4) cvb the total consumption of something • Etymology: 1640–50 …   From formal English to slang

• exhaustion — /əgˈzɔstʃən/ (say uhg zawschuhn), /ɛg / (say eg ) noun 1. the act or process of exhausting. 2. the state of being exhausted. 3. extreme weakness or fatigue …  

• nervous exhaustion — extreme mental and physical fatigue caused by excessive emotional stress; neurasthenia. Also called nervous prostration. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

• nervous exhaustion — noun an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work • Syn: ↑nervous prostration • Hypernyms: ↑nervous breakdown * * * extreme mental and physical fatigue caused by excessive emotional stress; neurasthenia. Also called nervous… …   Useful english dictionary