Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heat exhaustion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: heat ex-haus-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illness caused by overheating and excessive sweating, characterised by nausea, headache, thirst, weakness, and high body temperature; prognosis is good if cooling and hydration are pursued promptly.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She was flushed and grey at once, and not sweating as much as she should have—Mahit tried to remember the symptoms of incipient heat exhaustion and figured being unable to remember them was a symptom in and of itself."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

cooling center

Frequently Paired Words

cooling center HVAC heat stroke

Synonyms

heat prostration

Questions

What does heat exhaustion mean?: An illness caused by overheating and excessive sweating, characterised by nausea, headache, thirst, weakness, and high body temperature; prognosis is good if cooling and hydration are pursued promptly.

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