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   Fa·tigue

   /fəˈtēɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness: "he was nearly dead with fatigue" Similar tirednesswearinessexhaustionovertirednessdrowsinesssomnolencelethargysluggishnesslassitudedebilityenervationlistlessnessprostrationlack of energylack of vitalityOpposite energyvigor
   • ▪ a reduction in the efficiency of a muscle or organ after prolonged activity: "buccinator and orbicularis oris muscles showing signs of fatigue"
   • ▪ a lessening in one's response to or enthusiasm for something, typically as a result of overexposure to it: "museum fatigue"
   • 2. weakness in materials, especially metal, caused by repeated variations of stress: "metal fatigue"
   • 3. menial non-military tasks performed by a soldier, sometimes as a punishment: "we're on cookhouse fatigues, sir" Similar menial workdrudgerychoresdonkey workinformal:dirty workskivvying
   • ▪ a group of soldiers ordered to perform menial, nonmilitary tasks, sometimes as a punishment.
   • 4. loose-fitting clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, worn by soldiers: "battle fatigues" Similar khakiscamouflage clothing/gearinformal:camo clothing/gear

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to feel tired or exhausted: "they were fatigued by their journey"
   • ▪ reduce the efficiency of (a muscle or organ) by prolonged activity: "different sensory fibers within the normal retina could be selectively fatigued"
   • 2. weaken (a material, especially metal) by repeated variations of stress: "the nails have become rusted through or fatigued"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘task that causes weariness’): from French fatigue (noun), fatiguer (verb), from Latin fatigare ‘tire out’, from ad fatim, affatim ‘to satiety or surfeit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fatiguability noun
   • 2. fatiguable adjective

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