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# exhaustion

«exhaustion» in Mova's school dictionary: **the state of being extremely tired, with no energy left** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (exhaustion — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Exhaustion is the state of being extremely tired, with no energy left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#m1)

2) Exhaustion is also when something is completely used up, like the exhaustion of the oil supply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and safety lessons heat exhaustion is an illness from getting too hot and losing too much water; rest, shade and drinks help. In stories exhaustion shows a character has done something very hard. Phrases: «heat exhaustion», «from exhaustion», «collapse with exhaustion».

### examples

- After the race she sat down in exhaustion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x1)
- The runners suffered from heat exhaustion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x2)
- He fell asleep from exhaustion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x3)
- Exhaustion made it hard to think clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x4)
- Drink water on hot days to avoid heat exhaustion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x5)
- The climbers reached the top in a state of exhaustion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x6)
- The baby cried with exhaustion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x7)
- Angelo was the stronger; and, with a deep sigh of exhaustion, the young artist threw himself into a chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/#x8)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: exhausted (very tired); exhausting (making you very tired). Pronounced ig-ZAWS-chun; the h is silent. Heat exhaustion signs: dizziness, headache, heavy sweating; tell an adult and cool down.

### In the corpora

- [Burnout is exhaustion from too much stress for too long, usually from work; the person feels drained and cannot concentrate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/18/)
- ["Nervous exhaustion" is an old-fashioned phrase for a mental breakdown.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/20/)
- ["Exhaustion", in a press statement about a famous person, often hides a crisis with drink or drugs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate/7/)
- [Heat exhaustion can make you dizzy, sick, very tired and give you a headache.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/252-heat-equipment-and-mosquitoes/5/)
- [With signs of heat exhaustion you rest in the shade, drink water and tell an adult.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/252-heat-equipment-and-mosquitoes/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «exhaustion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.