Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Depletion has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of decreasing something markedly
"The rapid depletion of our water reserves forced the village to implement strict rationing immediately."
the state of being depleted
"The rapid depletion of our local fish stocks has forced the community to rethink its entire fishing strategy."
The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
"The sudden depletion of our water reserves left us scrambling to find an alternative source before we ran completely dry."