fatigue meaning and definition

FATIGUE noun

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: tiredness, weariness
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"
   • synonyms: fatigue duty

FATIGUE verb

Definition of fatigue (verb)

1. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
   • "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
   • synonyms: jade, pall, tire, weary
2. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   • "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
   • synonyms: fag, fag out, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary
   • antonym: freshen