fatigue
/fəˈtiːɡ/noun, verb2 syllables
Fatigue means: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
Synonyms for fatigue19
noun, as in temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
noun, as in labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
verb, as in exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
What does fatigue mean?6
verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress“We wore ourselves out on this hike”
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody“I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food”
noun
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work“he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue”
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”
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress“metal fatigue”
(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something“he was suffering from museum fatigue”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with fatigue?2
Fatigue in a sentence
- With hunger and fatigue, the dog died at last.User19745
- What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.auxitt
- He fainted with hunger and fatigue, but came to after a while.CM
- What with fatigue and hunger, he fell down as if he were dead.unknown
- What with fatigue and hunger, he was faint.unknown
- Because of hunger and fatigue, the dog finally died.CK
- Despite his fatigue, he studied late into the night.LucyDee
- When the boat docked, a man stepped out, his features drawn by fatigue.samir_t
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Forms of fatigue
as a noun
- plural
- fatigues
as a verb
- past tense
- fatigued
- present participle
- fatiguing
- third-person singular
- fatigues
- past participle
- fatigued