noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
exhaustion; fatigue; weariness
Refers to physical or mental exhaustion, often from prolonged effort or stress. Used in formal or written contexts.
長時間の会議で参加者は疲弊していた。
The participants were exhausted from the long meeting.
過労による疲弊が問題になっている。
Exhaustion from overwork has become a problem.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
impoverishment; financial exhaustion; ruin
Describes economic decline, depletion of resources, or financial ruin, often of a country, company, or community.
戦争で国が疲弊した。
The country was impoverished by the war.
長引く不況で地方経済が疲弊している。
The prolonged recession has exhausted the local economy.