noun
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
noun
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
Examples
- metal fatigue
noun
(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
Examples
- 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
noun
labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
Synonyms
fatigue duty
Examples
- the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson
- they were assigned to kitchen fatigues
verb
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Synonyms
Examples
- I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Synonyms
Examples
- We wore ourselves out on this hike