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Fatigue : (noun)
1: temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard
physical or mental work; "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" [syn: weariness, tiredness]
2: used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state
caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"
3: (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"
4: labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or
digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on
fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to
kitchen fatigues" [syn: fatigue duty]
(verb)
1: get tired of something or somebody [syn: tire, pall, weary,
jade]
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
"We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire, wear
upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear,
wear down, fag out, fag] [ant: refresh]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fatigue : \Fa*tigue"\, n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L.
fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]
1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude
or exhaustion of strength.
2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of
war. --Dryden.
3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated
vibrations or strains.
Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to
perform fatigue duties.
Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers.
Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from
the use of arms. --Farrow.
Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fatigue : \Fa*tigue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued; p. pr. &
vb. n. Fatiguing, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fatigue : Fatigue: A condition characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of weariness and tiredness. Fatigue can be
chronic and persist.
"Fatigue" is a favorite medical word. When a patient says they have been feeling unusually tired, "real tired," the doctor will usually write down that the patient presents with "fatigue."
See also: Chronic fatigue syndrome .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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