fatigue
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noun \fə-ˈtēg\Definition of FATIGUE
1
a : labor b : manual or menial work performed by military personnel c plural : the uniform or work clothing worn on fatigue and in the field
2
a : weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress b : the temporary loss of power to respond that is induced in a sensory receptor or motor end organ by continued stimulation
3
: the tendency of a material to break under repeated stress <metal fatigue>
Examples of FATIGUE
- We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.
- The drug's side effects include headache and fatigue.
- soldiers wearing combat boots and fatigues
- The cracks in the engine were caused by metal fatigue.
Origin of FATIGUE
French, from Middle French, from fatiguer to fatigue, from Latin fatigare; akin to Latin affatim sufficiently
First Known Use: 1669
Related to FATIGUE
Related Words: debilitation, debility, disablement, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, infirmity, weakness; overfatigue; languor, lethargy, listlessness; sluggishness, slumber, stupor, torpidity, torpor; apathy, inertia, passiveness, passivity
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