Definition of fatigue
1a : laborb : manual or menial work (such as the cleaning up of a camp area) performed by military personnelc fatigues plural : the uniform or work clothing worn on fatigue and in the field
2a : weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress We were overcome by fatigue after the long hike.b : the temporary loss of power to respond that is induced in a sensory receptor (see receptor a) or motor (see 2motor 1) end organ by continued stimulation
3 : the tendency of a material to break under repeated stress metal fatigue
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Examples of fatigue in a Sentence
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 and Etymology of fatigue
French, from Middle French, from fatiguer to fatigue, from Latin fatigare; akin to Latin affatim sufficiently
First Known Use: 1669
fatigue
Definition of fatigue
fatigued
;fatiguing
transitive verb
1 : to weary with labor or exertion
2 : to induce a condition of fatigue in
intransitive verb
: to suffer fatigue
Examples of fatigue in a Sentence
the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them
Origin and Etymology of fatigue
see 1fatigue
First Known Use: 1693
Synonym Discussion of fatigue
fatigue
Definition of fatigue
1 : consisting of, done, or used in fatigue fatigue detail
2 : belonging to fatigues a fatigue cap
Origin and Etymology of fatigue
see 1fatigue
First Known Use: 1774
FATIGUE Defined for English Language Learners
fatigue
playDefinition of fatigue for English Language Learners
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: the state of being very tired : extreme weariness
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fatigues : the uniform that soldiers wear when they are doing physical work
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: the tendency of a material (such as metal) to break after being bent or moved many times
fatigue
Definition of fatigue for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) tired
FATIGUE Defined for Kids
Definition of fatigue for Students
1 : a state of being very tired
2 fatigues plural : the uniform worn by members of the military for physical labor
Definition of fatigue for Students
fatigued
;fatiguing
: to tire by work or exertion a fatiguing hike
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of fatigue
1: weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress
2: the temporary loss of power to respond induced in a sensory receptor or motor end organ by continued stimulation
fatigue
Medical Definition of fatigue
fatigued
;fatiguing
1
transitive verb
: to weary with labor or exertion2: to induce a condition of fatigue in (as an effector organ)
intransitive verb
: to be affected with fatigue : become weary
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