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Exhaustion

The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.

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Depletion 76% connected

The act of depleting or emptying.

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Fatigue 76% connected

Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

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Tiredness 76% connected

The state of being tired, or weary.

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Weakening 76% connected

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Weariness 76% connected

The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; fatigue.

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Inanition 76% connected

The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either f…

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Deplete 74% connected

To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

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Deplete 74% connected

To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

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Exhaust 74% connected

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

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Exhaust 74% connected

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

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Synonym 3

Debilitation 92% connected

The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.

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Enervation 92% connected

The act of weakening, or reducing strength.

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Enfeeblement 92% connected

The act of weakening; enervation; weakness.

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