Definition of fatigue

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  • fatigue is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • fatigue is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of fatigue

  • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. fag
    2. fag out
    3. jade
    4. outwear
    5. tire
    6. tire out
    7. wear
    8. wear down
    9. wear out
    10. wear upon
    11. weary
  • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. jade
    2. pall
    3. tire
    4. weary
  • labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson
    2. they were assigned to kitchen fatigues

    Synonyms

    1. fatigue duty
  • temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue
    2. growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills

    Synonyms

    1. tiredness
    2. weariness
  • (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was suffering from museum fatigue
    2. after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue
    3. the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue
    4. political fatigue
  • used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress (noun)

    Examples

    1. metal fatigue

See definition of fatigue in Merriam Webster