depletion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of decreasing something markedly
  2. noun the state of being depleted

WordNet

De*ple"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. déplétion.
Definitions
  1. The act of depleting or emptying.
  2. (Med.) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.

Webster 1913