fatigue

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/fəˈtiːɡ/

verb 5noun 3

Collocations

(noun.) great tiredness

ADJ

extreme, severe | growing | general | mental, physical

battle, compassion

After months of volunteering at the shelter, she experienced compassion fatigue and needed a break.

driver

The pilot reported extreme fatigue after flying for twelve hours straight.

VERB + FATIGUE

suffer from, drop (down) with

combat, fight (off), reduce

Getting enough sleep is the best way to fight off fatigue during busy work weeks.

FATIGUE + VERB

set in

After hiking for three hours, fatigue finally set in and we decided to rest.

overcome sb

PREP

from ~

After working all day, she could barely stay awake from fatigue.

with ~

After working twelve hours, she could barely keep her eyes open with fatigue.

PHRASES

a feeling of fatigue, signs of fatigue 2 fatigues

ADJ

army, battle, combat | camouflage

PHRASES

in ~

The mechanic changed out of his work clothes and into fresh fatigues before heading home.

Definitions

noun

A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.

My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, recruiting his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and anxious part of the voyage.

Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.

A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.

Moreover, the habits of business are the most enduring of any; and Lord Norbourne's most positive enjoyment was in what are called the fatigues of office.

Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.

Mechanical failures due to fatigue have been the subject of engineering efforts for more than 150 years.

verb

To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.

To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it.

The handsome, silver-haired proprietor was absorbed in fatiguing a salad for a family party.

To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.

To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue.

To cause to undergo the process of fatigue.

The repeated pressurization cycles fatigued the airplane's metal skin until it eventually broke up in flight.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard ph

weariness
tiredness

verb — exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stre

verb — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

Antonyms

refresh
freshen
refreshen

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, recruiting his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and

Wiktionary

Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.

Wiktionary

For some, the constant deluge that has peaked in the past year is starting to add up to a new (and previously unthinkable) feeling: Taylor Swift fatigue.

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The handsome, silver-haired proprietor was absorbed in fatiguing a salad for a family party.

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The repeated pressurization cycles fatigued the airplane's metal skin until it eventually broke up in flight.

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With hunger and fatigue, the dog died at last.

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