exhausted

The word “exhausted” means extremely tired, with no energy left. In plain terms, worn out and drained of energy, or completely used up.

“Exhausted” is pronounced ihg-ZAWS-tihd (/ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/ in IPA).

Here is “exhausted” used in a sentence: “She was exhausted after the double shift at the hospital.”

Words with a similar meaning to “exhausted” include depleted.

“Exhausted” is an adjective.

“Exhausted” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Exhausted” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: extremely tired, with no energy left.

'Tired' covers ordinary, everyday fatigue, while 'exhausted' is much stronger and means extremely tired, with no energy left at all. Saying you are exhausted signals that you are completely drained, not just ready for a rest.

'Exhausted' is the everyday word for being completely out of energy. 'Fatigued' is more formal and clinical, and is often used in medical or technical contexts to describe persistent or ongoing tiredness rather than a single moment of collapse.

Yes. In its second sense, 'exhausted' means used up completely or depleted, so it applies to resources and supplies: funds can be exhausted, a mine can be exhausted, and soil can become exhausted after over-farming.

Both are correct. 'Exhausted from' usually introduces an activity, as in 'exhausted from running all day', while 'exhausted by' tends to introduce a cause or experience, as in 'exhausted by the constant noise'.