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esaurimento

exhaustion

noun eh-zow-ree-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

nervous breakdown

Usage Note

Esaurimento means the state of being used up or depleted — of resources (esaurimento delle scorte = stock depletion) or of a person (esaurimento nervoso = nervous breakdown/burnout). The latter is a very common colloquial phrase. The verb is esaurire, which takes avere in compound tenses.

Examples

"Ha avuto un esaurimento nervoso per il troppo lavoro."

Natural Translation

She had a nervous breakdown from overwork.

Literal Translation

She has had an exhaustion nervous from the too-much work.

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