exhaustion
/ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
noun
- The state of being extremely tired, physically or mentally.
- After working 12 hours straight, she collapsed from exhaustion.
- Heat exhaustion can be dangerous if not treated quickly.
- Mental exhaustion made it impossible for him to study anymore.
- The act of using up a supply or resource completely.
- Overfishing led to the exhaustion of fish populations in the lake.
- The rapid exhaustion of our funds meant we had to cancel the project.
- The exhaustion of the oil reserves forced the country to import more.