Fatigue

//fəˈtiːɡ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion. countable, uncountable

    "My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, recruiting his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and anxious part of the voyage."

  2. 2
    labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) wordnet
  3. 3
    A menial task or tasks, especially in the military. countable, in-plural, often, uncountable

    "Moreover, the habits of business are the most enduring of any; and Lord Norbourne's most positive enjoyment was in what are called the fatigues of office."

  4. 4
    (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something wordnet
  5. 5
    Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material. countable, uncountable

    "Mechanical failures due to fatigue have been the subject of engineering efforts for more than 150 years."

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  1. 6
    temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work wordnet
  2. 7
    Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”). US, attributive, countable, form-of, uncountable

    "He was slouched in the chair behind the duty officer’s desk, cigarette dangling from his lips, hands thrust deep into his fatigue pockets, making a display of his disrespect. The acting clerk, cowering behind his own desk, was either afraid to insist he assume a more military posture, or else didn’t care."

  3. 8
    used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion. transitive
  2. 2
    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress wordnet
  3. 3
    To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it. transitive

    "The handsome, silver-haired proprietor was absorbed in fatiguing a salad for a family party."

  4. 4
    lose interest or become bored with something or somebody wordnet
  5. 5
    To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted. intransitive
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  1. 6
    To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue. intransitive
  2. 7
    To cause to undergo the process of fatigue. transitive

    "The repeated pressurization cycles fatigued the airplane's metal skin until it eventually broke up in flight."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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