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1. (n.) fatigue
weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
2. fatigue
a cause of weariness; labor; exertion.
3. fatigue
temporary diminution of the irritability or functioning of organs, tissues, or cells after excessive exertion or stimulation.
4. fatigue
the weakening or breakdown of material subjected to stress, esp. a repeated series of stresses:
metal fatigue.
5. fatigue
Also called fatigue duty.
6. fatigue
menial labor performed by military personnel.
7. fatigue
fatigues. Also called fatigue clothes. the military clothing worn for fatigue duty or field activity.
8. (adj.) fatigue
of or pertaining to fatigues or clothing made to resemble them.
9. (v.t.) fatigue
to weary with bodily or mental exertion; exhaust; enervate.
10. (v.i.) fatigue
to become fatigued.
Etymology: (1685–95; < F fatigue (n.), fatiguer (v.) < L fatīgāre to tire)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fatigue, weariness, tiredness
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
"he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
2. (noun) fatigue
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
"metal fatigue"
3. (noun) fatigue
(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
"he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"
4. (verb) fatigue duty, fatigue
labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
"the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"
5. (verb) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
6. (verb) tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
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1. (noun) fatigue
extreme tiredness; = exhaustion
physical and mental fatigue
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fatigue
weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength
2. (noun) fatigue
the cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war
3. (noun) fatigue
the weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains
4. (noun) fatigue
to weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. fatigue
The state of weariness following a period of exertion, mental or physical, characterized by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency to respond to stimuli.
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Sense: great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort)
He was suffering from fatigue.
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 Afrikaans: vermoeienis, uitputting |
 Arabic: تَعَب، إجْهاد |
 Bulgarian: изтощение |
 Brazilian: fadiga |
 Czech: vyčerpání |
 German: die Müdigkeit |
 Danish: udmattelse |
 Greek: κόπωση |
 Spanish: fatiga, cansancio |
 Estonian: väsimus |
 Farsi: خستگی |
 Finnish: väsymys |
 French: fatigue |
 Hebrew: עֲייֵפוּת |
 Hindi: थकावट, थकाना |
 Croatian: umor, malaksalost |
 Hungarian: kimerültség |
 Indonesian: kelelahan |
 Icelandic: þreyta |
 Italian: stanchezza |
 Japanese: 疲労 |
 Korean: 피로 |
 Lithuanian: nuovargis |
 Latvian: nogurums |
 Malay: kepenatan |
 Dutch: vermoeidheid |
 Norwegian: utmattelse, ekstrem trett |
 Polish: zmęczenie |
 Persian: خستگی |
 Pashto: ستړيا، ستومانى، ستونزه |
 Portuguese: fadiga |
 Romanian: oboseală |
 Russian: утомление |
 Slovak: vysilenie, ukonanosť |
 Slovenian: izčrpanost |
 Serbian: zamor |
 Swedish: trötthet, utmattning |
 Thai: ความเหนื่อยล้า |
 Turkish: yorgunluk, bitkinlik |
 Taiwanese: 勞累 |
 Ukrainian: втома; стомленість |
 Urdu: شدید تکان |
 Vietnamese: mệt nhọc |
 Chinese: 劳累 |
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