fatigue

[Fa*tigue·]

Swimming and playing volleyball at the beach can make you tired and pleasantly wiped out, but long hours filling and emptying a wheelbarrow of dirt on a hot day brings fatigue, a far more draining kind of exhaustion.

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Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

Noun
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"

Noun
(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"; "po

Noun
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 h

Noun
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"

Verb
exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

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Verb
get tired of something or somebody


n.
Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

n.
The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.

n.
The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.

n.
To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.


Fatigue

Fa*tigue" , n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.] 1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. 2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. Dryden. 3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties. -- Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers. -- Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. Farrow. -- Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.

Fatigue

Fa*tigue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.] To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire. Syn. -- To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade.

Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.

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Usage Examples

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

Fatigue is the best pillow.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue courage is only the second virtue.

Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.

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Other Usage Examples

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.

I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project.

I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain.

To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.

Grudge no expense - yield to no opposition - forget fatigue - till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, the spirit of love shall have overcome .

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

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