fatigue
/fʌtˈig/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"
Noun
(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"
Noun
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"
Verb
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I''m so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
Verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Synonyms
fag
fag out
fatigue duty
jade
outwear
pall
tire
tire out
tiredness
wear
wear down
wear out
wear upon
weariness
weary
More General Terms
assignment
boredom
degenerate
deteriorate
devolve
drop
duty assignment
ennui
failing
indispose
tedium
temporary state
weakness