nervous exhaustion

collocation in English

meaningsofnervousandexhaustion

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nervous
adjective
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/ˈnɜː.vəs/us
/ˈnɝː.vəs/
worried ...
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exhaustion
noun[U]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɔːs.tʃən/us
/ɪɡˈzɑː.tʃən/
the state of being ...
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Even the party opposite should know that some of the main causes of illness today are tension, strain,nervousexhaustionand worry.
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She has hadnervousexhaustion, blood pressure and has been constantly under the care of the doctor.
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All this becomes a burden on old people when they are least able to stand the increasingnervousexhaustion.
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These are typical cases of men who have broken down fromnervousexhaustion, a condition which is due to the conditions under which they work.
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It producesnervousexhaustionand a deadening effect on the mind.
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Again, without abnormality of mind, we get people suffering from violentnervousexhaustion, from—what is the name of the illness of the nerves?
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If my observation is worth anything, thatnervousexhaustionis now passing away.
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They have to be fed, clothed, housed, and very often cured of malaria, malnutrition, and simplenervousexhaustion, as well as countless other ills.
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Nervousexhaustionis the result of long hours, a vitiated atmosphere and an inadequate diet, and doctors, because they cannot call these symptoms by any particular disease, put "nervousexhaustion".
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His death was attributed tonervousexhaustion, the result of overwork.
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Both were apparently suffering fromnervousexhaustion, but other factors played a role in their departure.
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Other symptoms related to constipation can include bloating, distension, abdominal pain, headaches, a feeling of fatigue andnervousexhaustion, or a sense of incomplete emptying.
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He suffered from severe headaches andnervousexhaustion.
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He was diagnosed withnervousexhaustionand ordered to rest by doctors.
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Price herself later said she was suffering fromnervousexhaustion.
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Diagnosed withnervousexhaustion, he would spend the next seven weeks in the facility and miss the remainder of the season.
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By the time he reached his late 50s, he was suffering from an irregular heartbeat as well as severe physical andnervousexhaustion.
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Due to physical andnervousexhaustion, postictal sleep with stertorous breathing invariably follows a tonicclonic seizure.
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She decided to take her theatre on tour throughout the rest of the nation, but, while travelling, she fell seriously ill, likely withnervousexhaustion.
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Lyons was suffering from what doctors would diagnose today asnervousexhaustionand migraines.
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