 fatigue |
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| 1. | [ noun ] temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work | |
| Synonyms: | weariness tiredness | |
| Related terms: | temporary_state exhaustion eyestrain grogginess jet_lag loginess tire | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) a lack of vitality | |
| Synonyms: | anaemia anemia | |
| Related terms: | symptom | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (of materials (especially metals)) the state of being weakened by long stress | |
| Examples: | : "metal fatigue" |
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| Related terms: | failing | |
| 4. | [ verb ] exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress | |
| Synonyms: | tire wear_out tire_out wear_down weary outwear fag_out wear jade fag wear_upon | |
| Examples: | "We wore ourselves out on this hike" |
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| Related terms: | refresh indispose exhaust overtire wear tire | |
| 5. | [ verb ] get tired of something or somebody | |
| Synonyms: | tire jade weary pall | |
| Related terms: | deteriorate poop_out retire hack | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure | |
| Examples: | "he was suffering from museum fatigue" "after watching TV with him she had a bad case of football fatigue" "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue" "political fatigue" |
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| Related terms: | boredom tire | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (military) labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) | |
| Synonyms: | fatigue_duty | |
| Examples: | "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson" "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues" |
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| Related terms: | assignment military | |
