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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessurmenage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: syrmənaʒ
"Il souffre de surmenage à cause de ses longues heures de travail."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of extreme physical or mental fatigue resulting from working or exerting oneself far beyond normal limits.
"He collapsed from overexhaustion after working three consecutive double shifts without adequate rest." - 2
Complete depletion of bodily or psychological resources due to chronic stress and overwork.
"The marathon runner experienced severe overexhaustion, requiring immediate medical attention."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'over-' (Old English ofer, meaning 'beyond' or 'excessively') combined with 'exhaustion', which stems from the Latin 'exhaustus' (past participle of exhaurire, 'to draw out' or 'drain'). The compound term emerged in medical and psychological contexts during the late 19th century to describe severe physical or mental depletion caused by prolonged overactivity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overexhaustion" is said worldwide
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esaurimento
Transliteration: ezauriˈmento
"L'atleta si è ritirato a causa del forte esaurimento."
surmenage
Transliteration: syrmənaʒ
"Il souffre de surmenage à cause de ses longues heures de travail."
Überarbeitung
Transliteration: yːbɐˈaʁbaɪtʊŋ
"Sie litt unter starker Überarbeitung und brauchte dringend Urlaub."
sobreesfuerzo
Transliteration: soβɾeesˈfweɾθo
"El sobreesfuerzo físico puede causar lesiones graves."
exaustão
Transliteration: eɡzawˈstɐ̃w
"Ele desmaiou de exaustão após a corrida longa."
अतिश्रान्ति
Transliteration: atishranti
"लगातार काम करने से उसे अतिश्रान्ति हो गई।"
过度劳累
Transliteration: guòdù láolèi
"他因为过度劳累而生病住院了。"
과로
Transliteration: gwaro
"그는 과로로 인해 병원에 입원했습니다."
過労
Transliteration: karō
"彼は過労で倒れてしまいました。"
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