depletion
See also: déplétion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō.
Pronunciation
Noun
depletion (countable and uncountable, plural depletions)
- The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
- The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
- (medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
exhaustion
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consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished