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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fatigue

The word "fatigue" in example sentences

"Glee" fatigue is setting in for me, and Tuesdays are starting to feel like karaoke night. ❋ Shawn Amos (2010)

The cardiac surgeon's memoir I read recently acted as though women could go in with fatigue and find out whether they'd had a heart attack every time they had fatigue, since fatigue is the main symptom of heart disease in women, and I laughed and laughed. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

Scientists, lawmakers, industry executives, safety advocates and operators themselves all say fatigue is an issue that needs more attention, but the regulatory process sometimes allows proposals to languish for decades. ❋ Tessa Muggeridge (2010)

Sounds like your old friend fatigue is subtly telling you something again. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Screening Blood Tests – by performing screening blood levels in athletes that are riding well, it becomes much more informative when a comparison can be made to levels drawn when fatigue is the presenting complaint in the clinic – these may include: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Chronic fatigue is often preceded by attempts at dissociation, as a kind of feeble defence to keep the world out for a bit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The ability to resist wearing down from fatigue is every bit as much of an athletic gift as strength, speed, or swing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These are all valid points … Event fatigue is a very real problem with comics these days. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And then you just have to factor in fatigue in general because this team has been to the finals three straight years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Event fatigue is a very real problem with comics these days. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But campaigns have also turned increasingly to nontraditional ways of raising money in part because of donor fatigue from the two-year presidential campaign when being asked for money became a way of life. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Old-fashioned fatigue is still a major liability for the military: soldiers commonly use supplements to shake off exhaustion, and the report estimates that an army of men who could sleep less than two hours a night without side effects would cut casualties in half and would be as effective as 40 percent more troops. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Clinton fatigue is so palpable that she can not be resurrected in 2012. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Clinton fatigue is real and Bill is a major contributor to it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This may be something for the White House to consider as midterm fatigue sets in and personnel starts to churn. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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