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fatigue

fa·ti·gue

UK/fəˈtiːɡ/ US/fʌˈtiɡ/ fairly common us
noun (4) verb (2)

noun

1.

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”
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2.

used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

  • “metal fatigue”
3.

(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.

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”
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verb

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • alarm fatigue
  • alert fatigue
  • battle fatigue
  • Black fatigue
  • caution fatigue
  • chronic fatigue syndrome
  • climate fatigue
  • combat fatigue

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