fatigue

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
2. (countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
3. (countable, uncountable) Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
4. (US, attributive, countable, form-of, uncountable) Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”).

Verb

1. (transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
2. (transitive) To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it.
3. (intransitive) To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.
4. (intransitive) To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue.
5. (transitive) To cause to undergo the process of fatigue.

fatigues

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

weariness

tiredness

exhaustion

tire

lassitude

weary

😩

exhaust

languor

wear out

toil

jade

trouble

fag out

tired

😫

wear upon

outwear

wear down

strain

wear

tire out

fag

labor

frazzle

fatigue duty

enervation

languidness

pain

poop out

langour

labour

distress

debilitation

weaken

tiresomeness

wilt

pall

suffering

lethargy

loss of energy

get tired

exertion

dejection

enfeeble

defeat

comatose

enervate

emaciation

deduction

efforts

effort

Translations

fatigue

fatiga

Müdigkeit

Ermüdung

cansancio

stanchezza

fatica

ermüden

Erschöpfung

κούραση

fatiguer

vermoeidheid

affaticamento

fatiga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fəˈtiːɡ/

Etymology

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