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Definitions for Fatigue

[1] weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
[2] a cause of weariness; slow ordeal; exertion: the fatigue of driving for many hours.
[3] Physiology . temporary diminution of the irritability or functioning of organs, tissues, or cells after excessive exertion or stimulation.
[4] Civil Engineering . the weakening or breakdown of material subjected to stress, especially a repeated series of stresses.
[5] Also called fatigue duty . Military . labor of a generally nonmilitary kind done by soldiers, such as cleaning up an area, digging drainage ditches, or raking leaves. the state of being engaged in such labor: on fatigue.
[6] fatigues, Military . fatigue clothes.
[7] of or relating to fatigues or any clothing made to resemble them: The guerrilla band wore fatigue pants and field jackets. She brought fatigue shorts to wear on the hike.
[8] to weary with bodily or mental exertion; exhaust the strength of: Endless chatter fatigues me.
[9] Civil Engineering . to subject (a material) to fatigue.
[10] to become fatigued.
[11] Civil Engineering . (of a material) to undergo fatigue.
[12] a soldier's uniform for fatigue duty.
[13] physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion
[14] a tiring activity or effort
[15] physiol the temporary inability of an organ or part to respond to a stimulus because of overactivity
[16] the progressive cracking of a material subjected to alternating stresses, esp vibrations
[17] the temporary inability to respond to a situation or perform a function, because of overexposure or overactivity compassion fatigue
[18] any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment (as modifier ) fatigue duties
[19] (plural) special clothing worn by military personnel to carry out such duties
[20] to make or become weary or exhausted
[21] to crack or break (a material or part) by inducing fluctuating stresses in it, or (of a metal or part) to become weakened or fail as a result of fluctuating stresses

Words related to Fatigue

weakness, lethargy, weariness, exhaust, jade, disable, weaken, debility, feebleness, heaviness, listlessness, languor, ennui, enervation, dullness, lassitude, exhaustion, faintness, sink, drain

Words nearby Fatigue

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Origin of Fatigue

clothesFirst recorded in 1830–40

Other words from Fatigue

fa·tigue·less , adjective
fa·ti·guing·ly , adverb
an·ti·fa·tigue , adjective
un·fa·ti·guing , adjective

Word origin for Fatigue

C17: from French, from fatiguer to tire, from Latin fatīgāre

Synonyms for Fatigue

lethargy, weakness, weariness, debility, dullness, enervation, ennui, exhaustion, faintness, feebleness, heaviness, languor, lassitude, listlessness, brain fag, burnout, fatigation, overtiredness