Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exertion

/ɪɡˈzɝʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: ex-er-tion
IPA: /ɪɡˈzɝʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Again she felt a return of that utter despondency which had fallen upon her after Guido's death: but then she could indulge in it unmolested, and that was something of relief: now she was forced into exertion, that sort of exertion of all the most tiresome, because the least interesting..."
"Liverpool have looked a little jaded from their exertions in recent weeks and there was an air of desperation about their attempts to restore equality in the closing minutes in the face of the experience and game management of opponents who are time-served masters of the Champions League art."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪɡˈzɝʃən/
British English: /ɪɡˈzɜːʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

exertions (plural)

Derived Forms

exertional exertionless inexertion nonexertion overexertion postexertional

Phrases

systemic exertion intolerance disease

Frequently Paired Words

exert

Synonyms

effort elbow grease travail sweat

Rhymes With

assertion insertion coercion desertion gershon cistercian reassertion mershon

Questions

How do you pronounce exertion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzɝʃən/.
What does exertion mean?: An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

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