Meaning of fatigue in English

1. Pronunciation

   /fəˈtiɡ/

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1. Verb

   fatigue

   Definitions

   1. get tired of something or somebody
2. 2. exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress

   Examples

   • « We wore ourselves out on this hike »

   Antonyms

   • refresh
   • freshen
   • refreshen

3. Noun

   fatigue

   Etymology

   mid 17th century (in the sense ‘task that causes weariness’): from French fatigue (noun), fatiguer (verb), from Latin fatigare‘tire out’, from ad fatim, affatim‘to satiety or surfeit’

   Definitions

   1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

   Examples

   • « 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 h »
4. 2. used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

   Examples

   • « metal fatigue »
5. 3. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something

   Examples

   • « 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 »
   • « po »
6. 4. labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)

   Examples

   • « the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson »
   • « they were assigned to kitchen fatigues »