虚脱(きょだつ)

きょだつ
noun, suru verb
lethargy; exhaustion; prostration
1. lethargy; exhaustion; prostration
A state of complete physical and mental exhaustion, often following intense stress, effort, or shock. The feeling of having no energy left.
試験(しけん)が終(お)わって虚脱(きょだつ)状態(じょうたい)だ。
I'm in a state of complete exhaustion after the exam ended.
虚脱感(きょだつかん)に襲(おそ)われた。
I was overcome by a feeling of exhaustion.
ショックで虚脱(きょだつ)してしまった。
I was left prostrate from shock.

虚脱(きょだつ) describes a profound state of depletion, both physical and psychological.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 虚脱(きょだつ)状態(じょうたい): state of prostration
  • 虚脱感(きょだつかん): feeling of exhaustion
  • 虚脱(きょだつ)する: to become prostrate

MEDICAL CONTEXT:
In medical terminology, 虚脱(きょだつ) can refer to circulatory collapse or shock.

CONTRAST:

  • 疲労(ひろう): fatigue (more general)
  • 脱力(だつりょく): loss of strength
  • ぐったり: exhausted, limp (onomatopoeia)
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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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