Exhaustion

Définitions de « exhaustion »

Exhaustion - Nom commun

• (Vieilli) Action de retirer entièrement un gaz ou un liquide d'un récipient.

  Dans le processus de fabrication du verre, l'exhaustion consiste à retirer complètement l'air à l'intérieur du four, permettant ainsi un meilleur contrôle de la température.

• (Vieilli) Fait d'utiliser ou de consommer quelque chose jusqu'à épuisement.

  Face à la déforestation effrénée, l'exhaustion des ressources forestières prend des proportions alarmantes, plongeant la planète dans une crise environnementale sans précédent.

• (Logique) Procédé consistant à passer en revue tous les cas possibles dans une question donnée.

  L’induction est impossible, car elle suppose l’exhaustion de tous les singuliers.

Étymologie de « exhaustion »

Évolution historique de l’usage du mot « exhaustion » depuis 1800

Synonymes de « exhaustion »

• constipation
• épuisement

Citations contenant le mot « exhaustion »

• If exhaustion is a spectrum, then burnout is at the sharp end of the spectrum. It's a very serious condition. Some people with burnout can feel completely incapacitated. Their bodies are saying no and stop functioning. They often have to change profession and it can take years to recover.

• Mai Yaghi too has had to face down exhaustion and a sense of powerlessness. When some cast doubt on the Hamas health ministry toll of the number of Gazans killed, Yaghi -- an AFP reporter in Gaza for 16 years -- went around the hospitals herself to investigate. She got officials to show her the computer system where the victims are counted: in one column those killed in the war, in the other those from natural causes. 

• So why are levels of exhaustion increasing? I speak with burned out professionals for a living, and I have heard countless unique reasons for exhaustion. The three factors that are commonly overlooked but that I believe are contributing the most are unsustainable lifestyles, exposure to stress outside of our control, and financial insecurity. These are facets of our lives that we have managed to normalize. But this normalization has caused us to disregard their impact on our physical and mental wellbeing.

• Several poll administrators died before voting day, reportedly a result of exhaustion after working late nights or because they had preexisting health conditions.

• The AI narrative is relevant for the cryptocurrency market. However, it seems that it has reached the point of exhaustion and profits from AI coins are likely rotating into other assets. 

Traductions du mot « exhaustion »

Sources et ressources complémentaires

• Définitions du Littré (1872-1877)
• Définitions de l'Encyclopédie (1re édition - 1751)
• Définitions du Wiktionnaire
• Définitions du TLFi
• Synonymes de exhaustion sur lebonsynonyme.fr