fatigue Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
tiredness; weariness.
- 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
- metal fatigue
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
- political fatigue
noun labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
fatigue duty.
- 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
jade; pall; tire; weary.
- 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
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike

F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.

Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. Dryden.
The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.

Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.

imperfect & past participle Fatigued ; present participle & verbal noun Fatiguing, noun

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.