exhaustion

Definition

The moment when your human hard drive has been fully defragmented and all processes have crashed simultaneously. It's that delightful state where your body is screaming for mercy and your brain has checked out of the building entirely.

Example Usage

After the all-hands sprint, she reached a point of complete exhaustion and declared she was 'checking out' for the weekend.

Source: Merriam-Webster via Free Dictionary API

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