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| ex·haus·tion [ ig záwsch'n ] |
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1. extremely tired or weak state: a state of extreme physical or mental tiredness or collapse
 After five hours' walking in the heat, he was close to exhaustion.
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2. act of exhausting something: the process of using up the entire stock or contents of something
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The aid agency fears the imminent exhaustion of food reserves.
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin exhaustion-< exhaust- (see exhaust)] |
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