Exertion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪɡˈzɜːrʃn|
Brit.
|ɪɡˈzɜːʃn|
noun
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work (syn: effort, sweat, travail)
they managed only with great exertion
Extra examples
He was panting from the exertion of climbing the stairs.
The fire was soon extinguished by the exertions of the soldiers.
The afternoon's exertions had left us feeling exhausted.
The nervous force is consumed equally in mental and in bodily exertion.
Word forms
noun
singular: exertion
plural: exertions
singular: exertion
plural: exertions
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