fatigue
Nouns
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(n) 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
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(n) used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
- metal fatigue
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(n) (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
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(n) 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
Verbs
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(v) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
- I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
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(v) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- We wore ourselves out on this hike