How to pronounce "exhaustion"

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I learned the hard way

the value of sleep.

Two-and-a-half years ago,

I fainted from exhaustion.

I hit my head on my desk.

I broke my cheekbone,

I got five stitches on my right eye.

And I began the journey

of rediscovering the value of sleep.

And in the course of that,

I studied, I met with medical doctors, scientists.

And I'm here to tell you

that the way to a more productive,

more inspired,

more joyful life

is getting enough sleep.

Phonetic Breakdown of "exhaustion"

Learn how to break down "exhaustion" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

exhaus-tion

2 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ɪɡˈzɔːs.tʃən/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

IH0 G Z AO1 S CH AH0 N

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Definition of "exhaustion"

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːs.tʃən/

Noun

The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

Example: "We worked the mine to exhaustion, there's nothing left to extract."
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

Example: "I ran in the marathon to exhaustion, then I collapsed and had to be carried away."
The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
An exhaustive procedure