English Explanatory Dictionary

fatigue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
  2. A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
  3. Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
  4. Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”).
verb
  1. To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
  2. To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it.
  3. To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.
  4. To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue.
  5. To cause to undergo the process of fatigue.

Pronunciation

/fəˈtiːɡ/ en-us-fatigue.ogg

Word forms

fatigue fatigues fatiguing fatigued

Etymology

From French fatigue, from fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”).

Synonyms

fatigue tiredness exhaustedness exhaustion frazzle wornness weariness

Related words

drowsiness lassitude sweat dyspnea yawning faintness fainting syncope fatigued sleepy tire fatigable indefatigable

Derived words

alarm fatigue alert fatigue antifatigue battle fatigue Black fatigue caution fatigue chronic fatigue syndrome combat fatigue compassion fatigue decision fatigue digital fatigue diversity fatigue donor fatigue driver fatigue ear fatigue fatigue duty fatigueless fatigue party fatigues fatiguesome flavor fatigue flavour fatigue information fatigue information fatigue syndrome listener fatigue listening fatigue menu fatigue negro fatigue operational fatigue postfatigue post-viral fatigue syndrome prefatigue redemption fatigue Zoom fatigue overfatigue fatiguability indefatigability

Translations

Finnish: väsyä
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