Fatigue
Word | FATIGUE |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | fa tigue |
Pronunciations | /fəˈtiːɡ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Fatigue"
What do we mean by fatigue?
Physical or mental weariness resulting from effort or activity. noun
Something, such as tiring effort or activity, that causes tiredness or weariness. noun
The decreased capacity or complete inability of an organism, organ, or part to function normally because of excessive stimulation or prolonged exertion. noun
The weakening or failure of a material, such as metal or wood, resulting from prolonged stress. noun
Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers. noun
Clothing worn by military personnel for labor or for field duty. noun
To tire out; exhaust. intransitive verb
To create fatigue in (a metal or other material). intransitive verb
To be or become tired. synonym: tire. intransitive verb
To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; lessen or exhaust the strength of by severe or long-continued exertion, by trouble, by anything that harasses, etc.; tire.
Synonyms Weary, Jade, etc. See tire, verb
A feeling of weariness following bodily labor or mental exertion; a sense of loss or exhaustion of strength after exertion, trouble, etc. noun
A cause or source of weariness; labor; toil: as, the fatigues of war. noun
Specifically The labors of military men distinct from the use of arms; fatigue-duty: as, a party of men on fatigue. noun
The weakening of a metal bar by the repeated application and removal of a load considerably less than the breaking-weight of the bar, as when car-axles break from the repeated blows and strains which they experience. noun
Synonyms Fatigue, Weariness, Lassitude. Fatigue is more often physical, but also mental, and is generally the result of active and strenuous exertion: as, the fatigue of ten hours' work, or of close application to books. Weariness may be the same as fatigue; it is, more often than fatigue, the result of less obvious causes, as long sitting or standing in one position, importunity from others, delays, and the like. Fatigue and weariness are natural conditions, from which one easily recovers by rest. Lassitude is a relaxation with languor, the result of greater fatigue or weariness than one can well bear, and may be of the nature of ill health. The word may, however, be used in a lighter sense. noun
To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire. transitive verb
Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. noun
The cause of weariness; labor; toil. noun
A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
(often in the plural) A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
Material failure, such as cracking or separation, caused by stress on the material.
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