exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən 
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
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Examples of exhaustion in a Sentence
He worked to the point of complete exhaustion.
the exhaustion of our natural resources
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Bloom’s critics say empathy can coexist with this kind of deliberative reasoning—and doesn’t (or shouldn’t) involve identification with others to the point of exhaustion.
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Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
No one captured the frustration, exhaustion, and deep sense of comedic irony of living through the 2024 presidential race better than Candice Bergen, who recalled being a political target back in 1992 for her Emmy-winning TV series, Murphy Brown.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
But in the podcast space, Powell noted, the voice can be a very powerful instrument when conveying everything from exhilaration or exhaustion to even something as simple as being out of breath.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Mother does it all to the point of pure exhaustion.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
No one captured the frustration, exhaustion, and deep sense of comedic irony of living through the 2024 presidential race better than Candice Bergen, who recalled being a political target back in 1992 for her Emmy-winning TV series, Murphy Brown.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
But in the podcast space, Powell noted, the voice can be a very powerful instrument when conveying everything from exhilaration or exhaustion to even something as simple as being out of breath.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Mother does it all to the point of pure exhaustion.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən
1
: the act of exhausting
2
: the state of being exhausted
Medical Definition
exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən
1
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
suffered from physical and mental exhaustion
see heat exhaustion
2
: neurosis following overstrain or overexertion especially in military combat
Legal Definition
exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
: the act or process of exhausting
even after the exhaustion of direct appellate review—W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
specifically
: exhaustion of remedies
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