exhausted

[ig-zaws-tid]

adjective

1. drained of strength or energy; worn-out.

   The illness left me exhausted, both psychologically and physically.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhausted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; exhaust ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Synonym Study

See tired ¹.

Example Sentences

It was also thought that she had coeliac disease, which made her feel exhausted.

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Somehow, England have a mix of players that look exhausted at the end of a gruelling summer, and under-prepared for a format they rarely play.

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I witnessed the arrivals on Lesbos and met Paris Laoumis as he was busy helping exhausted asylum seekers near his hotel.

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"We have made every effort. We are exhausted. We visited every detention facility. We went to prisons and police stations at different levels - local, district and regional," he says.

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Ms Riley said all possible lines of inquiry had been examined and exhausted.

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