Dictionary
pros•tra•tion
Pronunciation: (pro-strā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. the act of prostrating.
2. the state of being prostrated.
3. extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection:
nervous prostration.
4. extreme physical weakness or exhaustion:
heat prostration. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.