depletion

Noun

Meaning

The act of depleting or emptying.

the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

consumption reduction decrease waste erosion drain deficiency exhaustion attenuation attrition dissipation emptiness privation impoverishment diminishment
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Antonyms

galaxy power addition trade find increase
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Hypernyms

reduction decrease diminution step-down temporary state

Hyponyms

consumption drain expenditure exhaustion using up salt depletion

Related terms

deplete

Phrases with the word

hair depletion depletion of fish stocks fisheries depletion adrenal depletion follicle depletion depletion allowance

Anagrams

diplotene

Examples

At issue is not whether the global economy will pass away. It is passing away. Rising populations and debt combined with depletion of freshwater sources and fossil fuel make the status quo untenable. The only question is whether civil society will survive the transition. Daniel Suarez

In a society where many women are finding it difficult to have husbands of their own due to depletion of men by many factors, homosexuality will exacerbate the disequilibrium, leading to much social unrest. Peter Akinola

Gaia's main problems are not industrialization, ozone depletion, overpopulation, or resource depletion. Gaia's main problem is the lack of mutual understanding and mutual agreement in the noosphere about how to proceed with those problems. Ken Wilber

After the depletion of world guano sources about the same time, mineral phosphates became the major source of phosphate fertiliser production. Source: Internet

A connection exists between cigarette filters introduced to soil and the depletion of some soil nutrients over a period time. Source: Internet

After the Panic of 1893 broke, President Grover Cleveland oversaw the repeal of the act to prevent the depletion of the gold reserves. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

depleted source depleted uranium depleter depletion allowance depletion device depletion of fish stocks